Reading for Battle

Battle Readings is a regularly updated compilation of articles, essays, and opinion pieces relevant to the themes of the Battle of Ideas.

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Education

School tests: a little bit of stress is good for you
Emily Hill, spiked, 13 June 2007

Civic hacking: a new agenda for e-democracy
The political potential of the internet lies not in connecting people to politicians, still less in online voting; it lies in the possibility of bringing citizens together to help themselves, argues a veteran of online politics
James Crabtree, openDemocracy, 12 June 2007

Hijacking education
From global warming alarmism dressed up as Geography to 'happiness teaching' through yoga: the classroom has been hijacked by zealous campaigners who care little for pedagogy.
Frank Furedi, spiked, 11 June 2007

Adult prejudices are corrupting the curriculum
Increasingly the curriculum is regarded as a way to promote political objectives and for changing the values, attitudes and sensibilities of children
Frank Furedi, Daily Telegraph, 10 June 2007

The Corruption of the Curriculum

Traditional subject areas have been hi-jacked to promote the government's social goals, instead of imparting a body of academic knowledge to their students according to this new report

Frank Furedi, Shirley Lawes, Michele Ledda, Chris McGovern, Simon Patterson, David Perks and Alex Standish, Civitas, June 2007

Educational Failure and Working Class White Children in Britain

What does it mean to be working class in Britain at the beginning of the 21st century? Why, despite over 50 years of compulsory education in Britain, are many working class children still likely to end up in the same kind of low-paid, routine occupations as their parents?

Gillian Evans, Palgrave Macmillan, 25 May 2007

World-leading conductors join forces to back free concert performances for all children
The Association of British Orchestras launch plans to involve the wider community in classical music
staff writer, ABO, 25 April 2007

The Effect of Certification and Preparation on Teacher Quality
To improve the quality of the teacher workforce, some states have tightened teacher preparation and certification requirements while others have eased requirements and introduced “alternative” ways of being certified to attract more people to teaching.
Donald Boyd et al, The Future of Children, April 2007

Happy talk
While experts may have cracked what it is that makes us miserable, psychologists, politicians and scientists are now very much in pursuit of happiness. Phil Hogan tries to look on the bright side and investigates whether wellbeing can be taught
Phil Hogan, Observer, 25 March 2007

A tick-box attitude to toddlers
Helene Guldberg, spiked, 18 March 2007


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