When St Paul's College headmaster Dr Paul Browning recently wrote an article on LinkedIn, it garnered a lot of attention and support. The premise of the piece, which I'd encourage you to read, was that we are gradually "dehumanising education" through standardised both the curriculum and tests, such as NAPLAN and PISA, and excessive administrative work.

Browning shared with Education Review that the impetus of the two related LinkedIn articles was an emotional  tweet from a UK teacher who said she was resigning after 20 years' of practice. 

While the headmaster believes there's a place for some standardised testing, national curricula and high-impact teaching strategies, he fears that many are losing  "sight of the joy of teaching:", particularly from wah he has seen on Twitter. Browning distinguishes himself from other teachers in his philosophy: " I teach students maths rather than I teach maths to students." The nuances in this line are subtle, but what Browning is actually saying is "the focus of education... is the student, and not the subject:. 

Browning also recalls a quick chat he had with education minister, Alan Tudge, who commented that all we need is better teachers and better behaviour management. Tudge's simplistic response - coupled with wanting to become the new Singapore, China or Finland of education - made the headmaster aware of how commodified the sector had become and how students' and schools' contextual factors are too often ignored.

Listen to the podcast to hear more of Browning's insights into a sector  "reaching a crisis point", 

When St Paul's College headmaster Dr Paul Browning recently wrote an<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-dehumanising-education-paul-browning?trk=public_post-content_share-article"> article </a>on LinkedIn, it garnered a lot of attention and support. The premise of the piece, which I'd encourage you to read, was that we are gradually "dehumanising education" through standardised both the curriculum and tests, such as NAPLAN and PISA, and excessive administrative work.
Browning shared with Education Review that the impetus of the two related LinkedIn articles was an emotional&nbsp; tweet from a UK teacher who said she was resigning after 20 years' of practice.&nbsp;
While the headmaster believes there's a place for some standardised testing, national curricula and high-impact teaching strategies, he fears that many are losing&nbsp; "sight of the joy of teaching:", particularly from wah he has seen on Twitter. Browning distinguishes himself from other teachers in his philosophy: " I teach students maths rather than I teach maths to students." The nuances in this line are subtle, but what Browning is actually saying is "the focus of education... is the student, and not the subject:.&nbsp;
Browning also recalls a quick chat he had with education minister, Alan Tudge, who commented that all we need is better teachers and better behaviour management. Tudge's simplistic response - coupled with wanting to become the new Singapore, China or Finland of education - made the headmaster aware of how commodified the sector had become and how students' and schools' contextual factors are too often ignored.
Listen to the podcast to hear more of Browning's insights into a sector&nbsp; "reaching a crisis point",&nbsp;

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