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Bernard Cauchi

About Bernard Cauchi

teaches history at St Albert the Great College in Valletta. His interests include education, politics and what lies in between.

Ignorance in the Age of Permanent Education

December 12, 2018 by Bernard Cauchi Leave a Comment

Ignorance is a very important educational starting point. By recognizing our lack of knowledge, we open up to a discovery of the world through curiosity, learning from mistakes, dialogue with other standpoints which is very similar to self-driven child play.

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Filed Under: Education & Opportunity, More Isles of the Left Tagged With: education, equality, intelligence

Strange Bedfellows: Education, Neoliberalism and the Need for Subversion

March 22, 2018 by Bernard Cauchi 1 Comment

The neoliberal ideology has not only ensured that educational practices are being modelled on practices from business world, it has become the dominant philosophy of most educational institutions. [Read more…] about Strange Bedfellows: Education, Neoliberalism and the Need for Subversion

Filed Under: Education & Opportunity, More Isles of the Left Tagged With: education, neoliberalism

Ħamalli And Non-Ħamalli: A Tale Of Two Public Spheres

December 12, 2017 by Bernard Cauchi 2 Comments

Why we dismiss experiences of people whose tastes and behavior do not fit the accepted norms.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: class identities, popular participation, ħamalli

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