[Maths-Education] Fwd: A brief history of Education in the West:
Jim D.N. SMITH(EDS)
D.N.Smith@shu.ac.uk
Wed, 01 Nov 2000 16:18:39 +0000
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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Common-sense is unexamined theory.