[Maths-Education] Fwd: A brief history of Education in the West:

[Jim D.N. SMITH(EDS)]

A brief history of Education in the West:

Democracy leads to Politicians being accountable.
Politicians think everyone should be similarly accountable.
Accountability leads to Measurement.
Measurement leads to Measurable Objectives.
Measurable Objectives lead to Target-setting.
Target setting destroys experimentation, creativity and enjoyment.
Teacher recruitment crisis.

jim

Jim D N Smith BSc MEd BA
Mathematics Education Centre
School of Education
Sheffield Hallam University
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Sheffield
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Common-sense is unexamined theory.