tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888848804347928571.post4858810629963502355..comments2024-02-25T06:41:19.588+00:00Comments on Conor's Commentary: The politics of playing fieldsConor Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457628816008082005noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888848804347928571.post-40942267670528484062012-08-18T09:26:10.429+01:002012-08-18T09:26:10.429+01:00The current playing fields debate is a model of st...The current playing fields debate is a model of stable door thinking. The issue isn't about playing fields but about something much more fundamental to do with schools and schooling. <br /><br />Teaching sport to children requires a belief in its benefits and values as an educational activity and if you are more interested in equity than excellence (as so many who work in the educational arena are) …you are hardly going to be rushing to the locker room to change any time soon.JoeNhttp://joenutt.squarespace.com/help-on-paradise-lost/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888848804347928571.post-33409997102085438972012-08-17T20:42:45.971+01:002012-08-17T20:42:45.971+01:00I guess the issue is more about the lack of joined...I guess the issue is more about the lack of joined up thinking that increasingly pervades the present government.<br /><br />Clearly Michael Gove was not picking up on Camerons wish to ride the crest of the Olympic wave and ploughed on with his unfortunate decision made worse by the revelations that he defied the advice he was given.<br /><br />I guess this is the trouble when the increaslngly unpopular Prime Minister chases passing band wagons leaving his hapless Ministers looking out of step with each other and out of touch with the public.David Bredenoreply@blogger.com