Geography and all that Jazz

National survey reveals most young people think not enough time is spent learning about the wider world in school.     Geographical Association’s manifesto, A different view , is launched today.   ·          93% of young people think it is important to learn about issues affecting people’s lives in different parts of the world. ·          92% of young people think it is important to learn about where the things they use, such as food, energy and water, come from. ·          63% of young people think that not enough time is spent learning about the wider world in school. ·          Geography is the subject in which young people have most often learnt about important local and global issues, and the one in which they would most commonly expect to do so.   ·          A different view re-affirms geography’s place in the curriculum. ·          It makes a forward looking and compelling case for geography in education. ·            It re-states the value of free-think...