Jenkins, Robert2023-08-312023-08-312023Jenkins, R. (2023). The trajectory of our education systems is the trajectory of our future. We must start treating it as such. Commonwealth business communicationshttps://doi.org/10.60682/evvr-ae47ChapterThe acceptance that the majority of children, especially those from the most marginalised communities and countries, are failing to grasp basic literacy and numeracy skills – the foundation on which all learning is built – is the tragic reality of schooling globally. Under-resourced schools, underpaid and underqualified teachers, overcrowded classrooms and archaic curricula have been undermining children’s ability to reach their full potential for decades. COVID-19 has simply exposed and exacerbated the failure of education systems worldwide.enResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::EducationBook