Who gives a folk?
Tuesday 29 July 2008, 19.00-22.00, Vibe Bar, 91-95 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
At the start of the 20th century progressive enthusiasts propagated the idea that folk music could reconnect ‘the people’ with their past, and with each other, and inspire a collective outlook. In the very different political context of the 21st century, is folk music fulfilling its potential, or is it just another brand?
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Institute of Ideas in association with 
WHAT IS SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR?.
In a provocative essay David Perks, head of physics at a London state secondary school, argues that attempts to make school science more popular by making it more ‘relevant’ are giving today’s students a watered-down science education that will not produce the scientists we need.
New from Imprint Academic
A collection of essays by contributors to the 2005 Battle of Ideas.
- National sixth form debating competition
- Debating Matters
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- The Institute of Ideas is pioneering a fresh and engaging format for debate that is injecting new life into schools debating. Working in collaboration with teachers and schools, the Institute of Ideas and Pfizer Debating Matters Competition challenges and encourages young people to actively engage with contemporary debates, to research issues thoroughly, to learn to communicate effectively and to argue for what they think.
