22 November

I did some research with Professor Alan Bain about why ideas about education never improve education. The results can be applied to any part of life. Ideas will only change things if they ‘fit’ the actual reality in front of people. They must create ‘workable distinctions’, ways to directly understand a situation and how to change it. Overwhelmingly education, and most of society, uses ideas of huge generality, like a badly-fitted suit.