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Schools, even nurseries, should not be expected to spot which children will later be out of work.
Their wordsBut there’s something mad about letting a broad socioeconomic crisis reflect backwards like this, to the point where potentially nursery school teachers are being expected to worry about exclusion from the labour market.
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The media’s obsession with universities reflects a shortage of other ways of discussing society.
Their wordsThe problem isn’t with universities, it’s a shortage of other ways of discussing and addressing society.
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