Divide and rule

Posted by Paul Dix on 18 June 2012 | 2 Comments

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I was odd to hear two teachers who both care passionately about children and education tearing strips off each other this morning. Greg Wallace and Mary Bousted were arguing about Synthetic Phonics. What worried me was not the nuances of the arguments on either side but that representatives of the teaching profession are increasingly being set against each other. We are starting to appear divided. The profession is gradually being seen as conflicted. Old debates are rehashed, private discussions are elevated to political positions and it is all being played out in the media.

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