ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author uses case study material in a more fragmented way, finding innovative practice in areas related to, or grounded in, notions of Personal, Social and Moral Education (PSME), and making notes as quickly as he could. Large parts of data are the words of children, either written or spoken. Some school-states have free trade and open border posts; they are multi-lingual in all sorts of ways, and travellers, tourists, journalists are welcome. Other schools protect their trade, their intellectual ideas, and shield themselves from the influence of other teachers. They put up high borders, stamp our passport on entry and, though they may well be multi-lingual in a literal sense, there is only one educational language spoken. PSME is an exercise in fairness and in being open, and isn’t just a description of a process. It is, or aims to be, an example.
