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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
