Hi Brian, At 10:15 26/11/01 -0500, you wrote: >Some of the best educational practices in the world were flourishing >in certain Local Education Authorities (LEA) in the UK during the >1960's and 70's. In particular the Nuffield Math and Science projects >were seen by the rest of the world as examples of exemplary practice. >Educational leaders like Ron Wastnedge, Sir Alec Clegg, Alice >Yardley, James Britton deeply understood the art of teaching. I have >personally witnessed the fruits of their labours; it can not be >described it must be experienced.
This may well be the case. But it's no use having superb teaching methods unless you can recruit enough teachers of maths and the sciences. There has been an acute lack of these in the state system ever since the war because the government won't pay them enough. (B.McA) >The death knell of education in the UK sounded with the election of >Margaret Thatcher. There is a direct causal link between her election >and the 23,000 teacher shortage crisis in the UK that Keith Hudson >shared with this list recently. I've no idea what this causal link is. Perhaps you could explain. Thatcher was actually very partial to science education -- after all, she has been the only scientifically trained Prime Minister this country has ever had. (She was originallky an industrial chemist like me, actually -- though please don't blame me for what she has done!) Best wishes, Keith > >************************************************** >* Brian McAndrews, Practicum Coordinator * >* Faculty of Education, Queen's University * >* Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6 * >* FAX:(613) 533-6596 Phone (613) 533-6000x74937* >* e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * >* "Education is not the filling of a pail, * >* but the lighting of a fire. * >* W.B.Yeats * >* * >************************************************** > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ Keith Hudson, Bath, England; e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________________
