A Century of the Standard Model of Schooling

TweetMal Lee 2020 marked a century’s use of the standard model of schooling. Standardised across the developed world from around 1920 the core elements of the model adopted by schools then remain largely unchanged a 100 plus years on –  it long being accepted as the norm globally. It is very easy to forget how long …

Schools as Perpetual Organisations. The Educational and Societal Implications

TweetMal Lee and Roger Broadie With many schools, already more than a century old, it is time to recognise schools are in the main perpetual organisations – that have been critical to local communities, and society at large for generations, and will likely remain so for aeons more. While ever there are students in a …