He describes the mania in the US and the UK for standardisation as “disgusting and objectionable”, arguing that it lies to young people about the diversity of intellectual and political experiences that exist in the world, and stops teachers from performing at their full potential. “If I have a teacher who specialises in comparative literature and I insist that she teaches Shakespeare, then firstly I’m pretending it’s not worth my students learning about her specialism, which is foolish, and secondly I don’t take advantage of what she’s passionate about,” says Chapman. theguardian/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2014/oct/26/alternative-us-school-education-curriculum-grades
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