In this edifying sofa discussion, school teacher David Perks tells us why, with a group of passionate teachers, he is setting up a science ‘free school’ in East London. What is key, he argues, is the need to challenge the pervasive low expectations we have for young people’s ability to learn.
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Monday, June 11, 2012
A science 'free school' in East London
An interesting video on the WORLDbytes website:
There is a difference between a science free school and a science "free school". Or for those who use hyphens, a science-free schol is not a science free-school.
ReplyDeletePhew - for a moment there I thought you were talking about a school which was 'science free' :S
ReplyDeleteI have put "free school" in scare quotes to help those who do not understand good English. ;)
ReplyDeleteI believe this is one of those questions where the original title was ambigiuous in good English :p
ReplyDeletePersonally I think this might have been a case for innovative use of the Oxford Comma.
I also misunderstood, but I'm glad the article turned out to be about something more positive than I feared.
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