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Alternative Education Blog

Answering questions about education no one else is asking

The Science of the Possible

Why parents should be concerned about the time children spend staring at a screen.

Extreme perspectives in education

Where can we find balance?

education, education for survival, extremes in education, freedom in education

All you need is one day

“Sufficient unto the day the evils thereof:” All you need is one day.

Must we really get more state school students into Oxbridge?

If social mobility is the aim then it would seem more effective to try to reduce the influence of Oxbridge on the nation rather than bigging it up as the panacea for all social ills.

state school students in Oxbridge

Ask children this question: Do you want to be a student?

Are children ever really given a choice? Or do they even think that there is a choice?

Socialisation: Do we know what the hell we’re talking about?

Just exactly how socialised do you want your children to be?

What do you not want to be when you grow up?

The piece of cheese at the end of the maze is a great motivator, no doubt, but nothing motivates a rat to haul ass than the smell of a cat.

Should children be allowed to choose their own gender?

The Church of England decree is irrelevant: it’s adults who make the choice, not children.

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