27 min

What are schools for‪?‬ Now I'm Grown Up

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“What’s the point of school?” might be a question you most often associate with a grumpy teenager. But it’s something society also needs to be asking itself: what are schools for? To learn facts and theories, equations and quotations? To build intangible skills, like confidence, resilience, and how to work in teams? To inspire minds, to pass exams, or just to keep kids off the Xbox? To discuss what schools are really for, broadcaster and author Jenni Murray is joined by Lucy Kellaway, a ...

“What’s the point of school?” might be a question you most often associate with a grumpy teenager. But it’s something society also needs to be asking itself: what are schools for? To learn facts and theories, equations and quotations? To build intangible skills, like confidence, resilience, and how to work in teams? To inspire minds, to pass exams, or just to keep kids off the Xbox? To discuss what schools are really for, broadcaster and author Jenni Murray is joined by Lucy Kellaway, a ...

27 min