a system of education so dictated and dominated by endless data gathering and exams is "ridiculous and absurd and sad"

Michael Morpurgo is very famous for his story 'War Horse':

War Horse (novel) - Wikipedia

And he has written other stories on the First World War:

Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo - BBC Teach

Jay Doubleyou: how is world war one seen in different countries

He has also been the Children's Laureate:

Michael Morpurgo - Wikipedia

Home - Michael Morpurgo Official Site

And he is passionate about the issues which are important to children:

"Every child has the right to a life-enhancing experience" - Michael Morpurgo

Here he is talking about how idiotic exams are - and how he's looking forward to telling stories and listening to stories at his old school in London:

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Thinking Otherwise

A Point of View

As children return to school, Michael Morpurgo questions whether we are educating our children....or programming them.
"The pandemic has found us out," Michael writes, "shown us how ridiculous and absurd and sad" is the rigidity of a system of education so dictated and dominated by endless data gathering and exams.
He argues that we must use this opportunity - where so much is up for grabs - to take a serious look at what needs to change.

BBC Radio 4 - A Point of View, Thinking Otherwise

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