Knowledge, skills and When Harry Met Sally
Posted in Teaching on March 29th, 2020 by steve
“I’m reading Martin Robinson’s ‘Curriculum: Athena versus the Machine’ at the moment. It’s a wonderful read. The world of education is infested with instrumentalism, talk of ’21st century skills’, uninformed speculation about artificial intelligence, non-stop bullshitting about ‘real world problem-solving’ and a fixation with making education ‘relevant to students lives’. It’s more than slightly depressing …” (more)
[Education and other Things, 29 March]
“Residential colleges and universities are scrambling to finish the academic year online, fretting over next fall’s enrollment, and struggling with cash flow challenges. What terrifies so many higher education leaders is a scenario in which the coronavirus persists into late summer and campuses are not permitted to reopen next fall. If the Class of 2024 is forced to starts its college career from home and an online, the impact will be cataclysmic …” (
