Tag: learning
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The Importance of Debates in Education
A good education system is a means of a guarantee. Not just an economic guarantee (that is, to produce more skilled workers), but a civic and democratic one. This means creating generations of thoughtful people — civically active and ethical toward those around them. To ensure this kind of guarantee, we need to change how…
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Envisioning the Maltese Education System
Every society must ask itself a simple but fundamental question: what kind of education do we want for our children? Education has never been just about exams and certificates. At its heart, it is about helping us grow into better versions of ourselves and about learning how to live together. Yet today, even in Malta,…
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Towards an education system that keeps the human central.
As an Ethics educator who has at heart education, I have been reflecting for quite a while on the Maltese education system – a system that welcomes more than 80,000 students (from pre-primary to post-secondary education), influencing the lives of thousands that form part of it throughout the years. Through my experiences inside and outside…
Luke Fenech 