Witching for a New Enlightenment: Reclaiming Futures in Education

The systems of international education we know today are not neutral. They are rooted in inherited frameworks that trace back to the Enlightenment period of the 17th and 18th centuries. These frameworks, born in Europe, continue to shape what counts as “knowledge,” how progress is measured, and who is imagined as the ideal learner. Universalism, rationality, meritocracy, and individualism still permeate curricula, policies, and classroom practices...
Click here to read the rest of the blog - written for ELMLE leading up to the conference in Prague, January 2026.