The National Curriculum epitomises almost everything that is wrong about modern schooling. It is an abstruse, cluttered  document that brushes aside the need for tried and tested teaching methods and is burdened with an ugly, post-modern agenda. 

Sociologist Frank Furedi joins Nick Cater discuss the cultural underpinnings of the educational malaise.

Watercooler is brought to you by the Menzies Research Centre. www.menziesrc.org

#56 Frank Furedi: The Curriculum Engineers

Peter Robinson tells the story behind one of the most famous Cold War speeches and discusses contemporary events in China and California with Nick Cater from the Menzies Research Centre.

Peter Robinson is a Research Fellow at the Hudson Institution,  presenter of Uncommon Knowledge and a former speechwriter to President Ronald Reagan.

#56 Frank Furedi: The Curriculum Engineers

Menzies Research Centre

Related tracks