I write about schools; Co-editor: 'The State of Independence' | The Critic | CapX | The Oldie | UnHerd | Spectator. 'Schools of Thought' (Bloomsbury) out now.
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Who is Christy?
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In this week’s episode of The Amol Rajan Connection: @daisychristo on how we’re messing up Education; the danger of the Stupidogenic Society; what technology does to our minds; long-term vs working memory; and how AI affects what children should learn. Out now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.
This tells you a lot about Meta: Meta plotted ‘takedown’ of @JonHaidt, who inspired social media bans, but also how worried they were about his work.
thetimes.com/article/8425242…
Another school gone thanks to the Labour government. A disaster for the families and the local community, not that @LucyMPowell or @andyburnham care.
This is appalling by the @TheEconomist: it's saying to those woman and girls who have been sexually assaulted 'calm down, don't get hysterical, it's not an epidemic. It's all fine'.
A hard look at Britain’s data suggests so. But it is hardly an epidemic economist.com/britain/2026/1…
The New Statesman was becoming very sensible under its (relatively) new editor, but the recent open letter shows it hasn't really changed, and then you read statements like this which confirm it.
If true this would be a disaster
Exc: Peter Hyman expected to enter No. 10 to write Burnham's Ten Year Plan
spectator.com/article/blair-…
This is a terrible decision.
NEW: BBC will no longer have a dedicated education editor as part of proposal that will see 100 jobs go across BBC News.
School leaders call the plan “deeply regrettable” and ask for a rethink.
Education/Social affairs editor jobs being combined.
theguardian.com/media/2026/o…
Really excellent analysis here that goes beyond the headlines.
New, by me, on AI, Shakespeare, and the importance of memorisation. The daily inner buzz of Shakespeare drdavidajames.substack.com/p…
Courtesy of @j_amesmarriott 's Substack. A lovely extract from John Carey's autobiography:
Plan to add speaking skills to GCSEs ‘risks grade inflation’
thetimes.com/article/c027b0e…
The idea that teaching facts turns children into robots is insulting to children and their teachers.
