Boyson on Education

"On Education" by Sir Rhodes Boyson, published by PETER OWEN PUBLISHERS. Why is it that after twenty-one years of Conservative Government in the last twenty-six years British education is so far behind the standards of schools in Europe and the Far East? In the 1930s and the early post-World War II years our education standards equalled those of our competitors, but we fell behind from the 1960s. It seemed that two curses fell on our schools. The first curse was the growth of an egalitarian philosophy which considered that all children, whatever their other differences, had the same intellect and should be taught the same curriculum in the same schools. The second curse was imported from the USA and threatened the status of the teacher as a teacher. This philosophy considered that it was better to find out rather than be taught, however slow the process. It was in a way the myth of the 'noble savage', that if children were left alone they would cherish learning, decency and all the virtues. The status of the teacher as a teacher was undermined. Thus we had both an egalitarian philosophy and a retreat from structured learning where each teacher and class and even pupil did their own thing. The non-graduate teachers also saw a social and professional advantage to themselves in the comprehensive school and marched behind its banner. Book details: 0 pages, published 1996. Order now on BookShops.in with fast, reliable delivery across India.