I was reflecting recently that, in education, the client is not always right. When parents and stakeholders demand certain things of an education system, they are often at cross-purposes. For example, stakeholders such as businesses might inadvertently (or not-so-inadvertently) demand students that are overtrained and will be underpaid. Parents, of course, want their children to […]

I’m always new to the International Baccalaureate (IB) system of education, although I’ve been studying it since 1998. But it strikes me that it is a philosophically rather well-constructed system. Although there are points about it that are debateable (‘universal’ systems seldom lack such points), the ideas therein on what elements together constitute a good […]

Sometimes, people ask me stuff like, “What is the model on which you base your ideas about curriculum planning and development?” To be honest, I don’t have one of those name-branded models. I’ve read too much stuff to attribute my ideas to specific researchers or specific models. What I think is a reasonable answer is […]