Mark Blyth Tweet on Schools

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Pic of the day: Oh the irony of Neoliberal Elites constantly banging on about "skills" as the way to reduce inequality. Despite trying to push anyone breathing into college, guess which countries suck the most on basic numeracy and literacy? https://t.co/DlPIvGESusMy tweetAll those tests to ensue the teaching is 100% making school a misery for kids & teachers. All the market solutions: the competiton, the competitive tendering, adding stress to the system to keep everyone on their toes - but it doesn't work. Reward works better than the cane.

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