June’s Prospect has Hirsch sidestepping the exam quality / grade inflation argument with the following thoughts,
“…An important function of much of the 20thC was to sort young people, as in The Weakest Link, the losers left with nothing. With only one in seven workers now employed in unskilled occupations, it is reasonable to create a 21stC education system that in principle allows every child to achieve something…A first step…is to recognise that a simple vocational-academic distinction in education is false; we do not sniff at Law schools… [We think with our hands - Singapore slogan]…young people require both knowledge and skills but most of all they need to learn how to think…’
Another justification for ToK?
