Do people have a right to education?

Written by on January 6, 2010 - 1 Comment
school, teaching, UK

Cover of Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal On the BBC news website is an article reviewing the British educational scene 2000-2009. At the top is a photo of a banner which reads in part “everyone has a right to education“. This idea seems to have entered common consciousness: it is now almost part of what I [...]

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Is it ok for teachers to use corporal punishment? Discuss.

Written by on January 3, 2010 - 0 Comments
Britain, classroom management, education, educational philosophy, Japan, society, UK

Image via Wikipedia I left the following comment on a blog entry about corporal punishment in (UK) schools (I’ve reposted it here so that I can add stuff and edit the writing). A succinct summary, with rebuttals, of the various arguments against corporal punishment. The non-aggression axiom provides a principled argument to the responses which [...]

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Needs

Written by on December 31, 2009 - 2 Comments
classroom management, education, educational philosophy, teaching, UK

Image via Wikipedia Here is a comment I posted to a discussion about Needs, a blog post at Scenes from the Battleground. I suggest you read the original Needs article first. It will hopefully make the following more intelligible. Update: I have edited this slightly (tho it is still too long and wordy) after reflecting [...]

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