Articles by

Alex Standish

Why it was wrong to cancel exams

UK

Why it was wrong to cancel exams

19th March 2020

Why climate-change teachers are a bad idea

Politics

Why climate-change teachers are a bad idea

24th September 2019

How to teach kids about climate without scaring them stiff

Science & Tech

How to teach kids about climate without scaring them stiff

Across the world, things are better than we think

Books

Across the world, things are better than we think

6th December 2018

The neoliberal individual

Books

The neoliberal individual

27th January 2017

Treating pupils like prisoners

Politics

Treating pupils like prisoners

14th December 2016

Storm Frank: what’s in a name?

Science & Tech

Storm Frank:
what’s in a name?

4th January 2016

The Anthropocene: a manmade epoch

Science & Tech

The Anthropocene: a manmade epoch

22nd April 2015

An alternative lesson from London schools

Politics

An alternative lesson from London schools

13th January 2015

The NGOs corrupting the curriculum

Politics

The NGOs corrupting the curriculum

8th January 2014

We don’t need no eco-propaganda

Science & Tech

We don’t need
no eco-propaganda

25th March 2013

Schools have become snazzier but shallower

Politics

Schools have become snazzier but shallower

31st January 2013

A shocking portrait of the academy adrift

Books

A shocking portrait of the academy adrift

28th October 2011

Education in NYC: it’s business as usual

USA

Education in NYC: it’s business as usual

13th December 2010

Testing times for America’s school system

Books

Testing times for America’s school system

The hypocrisy of Arizona bashing

USA

The hypocrisy of Arizona bashing