A Letter to a Friend on the Standards of the New Code of the Education Department (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Challenging fixed standards and pay-for-results in nineteenth-century education

This book argues that the move to standardized testing and payment by results distorted teaching, harming both students and teachers. It examines how rigid standards encouraged dull routines, financial incentives, and school farming, instead of true mental discipline and practical learning. The author surveys the English and Scottish codes, inspection practices, and classroom realities to propose a path back to thoughtful, flexible education.

From a historical perspective, you’ll see how policy shaped the daily work of teachers, pupils, and inspectors. The text links issues of fairness, variation across schools, and the dangers of turning schooling into a market. It also offers a candid look at how reforms can undermine genuine learning and what changes might restore real instruction and professional judgment.

• A clear critique of standards as a governing principle in schools
• Examination of how funding tied to results affected teaching practices
• Analysis of the roles of inspectors, head teachers, and pupil teachers
• A proposed shift toward class-based examination and broader educational aims

Ideal for readers of education policy history, reform-minded educators, and anyone curious about how past decisions shape present classrooms.

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