ABSTRACT
Formal education for schoolchildren in state-regulated systems is usually aimed both at preparing and motivating children to participate in a society’s existing economic, political and cultural practices, and to acquire a foundation for a personally meaningful life. Smiles often appear when schoolteachers (and others) look at the specifications in national or ministry documents – in recognition that currently-existing teaching practices and conditions do not usually address or realise these (often sensible) goals.
