Teacher Autonomy

I speak to Margaret Wang about the role of a teacher. Can teachers be apolitical? Can they be trusted to take lessons off-piste? How can education policy better support teachers? At the end of the show I reflect on recognising Pride month with my students. Even with a good cause like Pride, is there danger in expecting students to adopt beliefs uncritically? Links: Subject to Climate: subjecttoclimate.org Rose Luckin on AI and human intelligence: ucl.ac.uk/news/2020/mar/opinion-ai-education-will-help-us-understand-how-we-think No Outsiders (teaching tolerance in UK schools): no-outsiders.com/about-us Music: Dark 'n' Stormy by Shane Ivers - silvermansound.com