The DeVos nomination is a triumph of
ideology over evidence that should worry anyone who wants to improve results for children.
Not exact matches
In any case, even if the libertarian - minded succeed in taking control of the debate on the Right, it still won't guarantee the long - term success of their
ideology: the real world is dangerously messy, and we've seen a lot of
evidence over the past few decades that perfect ideas don't always work as planned when they're applied to actual people (see: markets, free).
«It requires a preference for
evidence over ideology, for arithmetic
over illusion, for shared prosperity
over trickle down, for we're - all - in - this - together
over you're - on - your - own.»
Science is social, but when political
ideology takes precedence
over experimental
evidence the results can be fatal.
Despite improvement
over time, the preparation that teachers receive is more guided by
ideology than
evidence, and is not commensurate with the challenges that teachers face.
FORMER head of Deutsche Bank, the ABC and ASX, Maurice Newman, writes a must read opinion piece in the The Australian providing further
evidence that the «global warming movement is really the triumph of
ideology over science»...