Abstract:The appearance of the Yellow Book on Education which formed the basis of the Prime Minister's speech at Ruskin College in October 1976 has revitalised the debate on the nature of the Secondary School curriculum. If the resulting dialogue between the various elements within the educational system is controlled and sensible, then much of value for our children might result. If, however, the outcome is a polarisation of ideas at the two ends of the theoretical spectrum between common core and free development in … Show more
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