A bouncer to throw out the troublemakers?

Lynette Burrows has an interesting piece in the Telegraph today, “Bouncers could teach schools discipline “  –  here
What she says about bouncers is very true.   I must say I had not thought about it before, but bouncers are respected by club and disco goers.  
Some of what she says may be going a bit far, but [...]

Should schools stick to the “Real Subjects”?

Libby Purves has an interesting piece in The Times today, here, ”How dare they sneer at ambitious parents.”
She makes the point that, for 2008, we should try to renounce certain chippy cliches, such as the “sharp-elbowed middle classes who colonise the best schools”.   She says although such comments may be fun, they are a distraction from [...]

Happy New Year

and lots of good discussion on education in 2008