{"product_id":"a-disenchantment-of-teachers-biff-crabbe-9798299306040","title":"A Disenchantment of Teachers: The absurd and unjust features of England's education system","description":"The absurd and unjust features of England's education system have been hiding in plain sight. They include: an inspection system that confers imaginary powers on inspectors (and is not designed to help schools to improve); a range of devices for assessment and 'accountability' that are designed to guarantee failure for a sizeable proportion of children and of schools; and a dysfunctional special educational needs system that defines need only in terms of the national curriculum, rather than personal learning development - and simply doesn't do what the law says that it does. This is a system built around a national curriculum that extinguishes children's curiosity and treats many as expendable ballast. It ignores teachers' professional experience and suppresses their creativity and ingenuity - which is why the most appropriate collective noun for a group of teachers is 'a disenchantment'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe system is revealed here by a well-seasoned teacher, who has worked mainly in the field of special educational needs. It's also subjected to a (deserved) degree of ridicule in the author's tribute to Ambrose Bierce, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Educational Glossary'.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Biff Crabbe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798299306040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Biff Crabbe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47474585043199,"sku":"9798299306040","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_805dea47-b2ef-4c02-8f99-2d605cb693c1.jpg?v=1762317653","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-disenchantment-of-teachers-biff-crabbe-9798299306040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}