Clause 1 - Duties in relation to high standards and the fulfilment of potential
Education and Inspections Bill
10:45 am
Mary Creagh (Wakefield, Labour)
The problem with experts, particularly in education, is that they tend to know more than we do, having spent time conducting study, research and analysis.
The hon. Gentleman is so eager that we should acquire knowledge, but is he not setting up a false dichotomy between knowledge and learning? Hon. Members who have come from an education background—I taught for seven years in a school of management before coming to the House—would say that it is about equipping children with the knowledge, skills and attitude for adult life, all of which are important for a child to be able to learn. The hon. Gentleman is ignoring a key point, which is that people learn in different ways.