10/09/2023
At Katharine Birbalsingh’s inner-city free school in London, students are not to speak in the hallways. Discipline is strict. Students wear uniforms, sit in rows and listen to instruction. It’s teacher-led learning, not child-centred. The kids, heavily drawn from minority groups, memorize knowledge and learn duty. It’s what used to be considered a typical education. The results? The students at Michaela Community School are excelling and parents are delighted.
Katharine Birbalsingh discusses what educators in Canada are getting very wrong — and why disadvantaged children are paying the price
