'Infantilised' students and staff rapped, Melanie Newman, Times Higher Education, 12 June 2008
Schools' therapy culture leaves children unable to cope, Laura Clout, The Daily Telegraph, 12 June 2008
Emphasis on emotions creates 'can't do' students, Alexandra Frean, The Times, 12 June 2008
Class therapy 'harming children', BBC News, 12 June 2008
Infantilised students unable to cope with life, book claims, Anthea Lipsett, Education Guardian, 12 June 2008
Childish recruits: Are we infantilising our children?, Personnel Today, 12 June 2008
The lessons in happiness that are making pupils miserable, London Lite, 12 June 2008
Are we breeding a new generation of infantilised students?, My Child, 12 June 2008
Lessons in happiness making children unhappy, Laura Clark, Daily Mail, 11 June 2008
The Dangerous Rise of Therapeutic Education, by Kathryn Ecclestone & Dennis Hayes is published on 14 July 2008. Routledge, £18.99p
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Many members of the Institute of Ideas Education Forum are experts in a variety of educational fields. Here we are encouraging the writing of opinion pieces relating to recent policy reports or publications that aim to influence policy. The views of forum members may not necessarily be those of the Institute of Ideas, but are original and challenging.
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If you would like to comment on a new report, please email education (replace _at_ with @). Potential contributors should note that opinion pieces should be no more than 500 words long and are peer reviewed. They do not necessarily represent the views of the IoI but should reflect what the Institute stands for (click here for details.)
