Nobel prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz one observed, “They [free market policies] were never based on solid empirical and theoretical foundations, and even as many of these policies were being pushed, academic economists were explaining the limitations of markets for instance, whenever information is imperfect, which is to say always”.… Read the rest
Professor Rita Dunn once observed “If a child is not learning the way you are teaching, then you must teach in the way the child learns” [i]. Unfortunately, all too often this has been the exception and not the rule.… Read the rest
UN Sustainable Development Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies, states, “Goal 16 of the Sustainable Development Goals is dedicated to the promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, the provision of access to justice for all, and building effective, accountable institutions at all levels.”.… Read the rest
The Oxford English Dictionary defines drugs thus – 1. A medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body. 2. A substance taken for its narcotic or stimulant effect, often illegally. Drugs are not, however, a homogeneous group.… Read the rest
Dr Paul Kelley, head of Monkseaton Community High School, reflecting on research carried out on the sleep patterns of adolescents and young adults, states,
“Teenagers aren’t lazy. We’re depriving them of the sleep they need through purely biological factors beyond their control.… Read the rest
The state mandated education systems which emerged in the post industrialisation period had an overly academic bias and failed to deliver quality education to huge swathes of the children and young adults in their systems.… Read the rest
Goal 16 of the UN SDGs is Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, sadly however in too many parts of the world the military and the arms industry associated with it, are amongst the strongest institutions and as a result there is scant peace and justice to be had.… Read the rest
For a teacher there must always be a core minimum number of characteristics for an effective, professional, compassionate and positive studying environment where they can meet the individual needs of their pupils.… Read the rest
First of all, we must accept that is no single form of intelligence, just as there is no single way of learning or teaching. Educationalist Sir Ken Robinson states,
“The problem in conventional assumptions of intelligence is that there is a single measure.… Read the rest
The United Nations was founded in 1945 and currently has one hundred and ninety-three member states. In September 2015 the UN formally committed itself to seventeen global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Of the seventeen UN SDGs number ten, Reduced Inequalities, is the one that most cries out to be reworded.… Read the rest