I set out to discover the purpose of ‘education’ after hearing about the purposed campaign.  After reviewing some quotes from influential scholars and some definitions on the web, a four-sided picture of education’s purpose came to mind.  I began with the Wikipedia definition of education. Read more →

This post has been inspired by a week full of educational emotions. On Monday I tweeted out about my pain seeing my young daughter struggling to cope with the overwhelming amount of homework. I must add that the small school she attends has a fantastic reputation and they really do care and work hard with the children, but they of course have their targets and performance criteria and grade sheets etc., etc… Read more →