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Educators need to be at the forefront of challenging the notion that younger generations are shallow idiots who can’t cope with ideas unless they are delivered by stars of reality TV, writes one leading campaigner

I wanted to support the ‘kids’ strike’ initiative, says the director of the Institute of Ideas, but I’m worried that the arguments against the tests don’t do our nation’s children any favours

A new report says that sexual harassment is rife in schools. Let’s not dress up scaremongering in the language of safeguarding, says the director of the Institute of Ideas

There is a danger that the sanctimonious response to the leak will distract young people from discussion about serious financial matters, says the director of the Institute of Ideas

Teenagers today are so timid – they are fearful of nightclubs and behave like hypochondriacs. It is sad that they are missing out on valuable life experiences, and teachers must shoulder some of the blame. Stop discouraging young people from going out and having fun, says the the director of the Institute of Ideas

Why do we think that the best way to raise children is to cocoon them in a risk-free bubble, asks the director of the Institute of Ideas