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The dilemma around education and robotics: The case of accountants and hairdressers in our digital future

August 12, 2020

A recent TV report showed a student in Scotland reviewing her 2020 school-leaving examination results. The report was part of an analysis of the standardisation process used by the Scottish Qualifications Authority  in this extraordinary year, when formal examinations were not written. Some problems emerged over perceived unfairness in lowering of teacher-assessed grades, but my interest…
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Useful education for the future and educating for a useful future.

March 16, 2020

The current Covid-19 outbreak has resulted in school closures in many countries. Student learning faces significant disruption at an important time of the year (northern hemisphere) as exam season approaches for particular cohorts, and more generally for all students. Into the breach has stepped online learning, employed by many schools to maintain as regular a…
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