The politics of "progressive" education.(Letter to the editor)

From: Quadrant | Date: December 1, 2006| Author: Sternhell, Sev | Copyright information

SIR: The Australian electorate across the political spectrum is virtually unanimous about the importance of education, most obviously primary and secondary schooling. This is largely driven not so much by philosophical considerations, or the realisation of the increasing importance of education in modern society and the modern economy, but by the perennial desire of parents to equip their children for success.

Education-related issues have thus unsurprisingly been a featu...

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