The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce) is starting a new series of lectures on education with a talk by Michael Young, Professor of Education, Lifelong Education and International Development, Institute of Education, University of London. The lecture promo says “Our schools curriculum is still built around a nineteenth century classification of subjects. Does an information-driven curriculum equip young people adequately for adult life in the 21st century, or do we need new curricula that develop skills in a more systematic and progressive way? Can we develop the potential of every pupil by reforming the content and the method of what we teach them?” There is an online discussion thread, which makes interesting reading, or if you live in London, you can book for the lecture itself -it’s free.
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