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Miguel Morgado: "The school is, by nature, a conservative institution. It needs authority, discipline, and to be separated from the world"
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Miguel Morgado: "The school is, by nature, a conservative institution. It needs authority, discipline, and to be separated from the world"

SIC Notícias15 September 2026 at 14:05

Miguel Morgado, a Portuguese political figure, participated in the program "Torto e Direito" where he analyzed the results of the PISA report. The commentator considered the presented results to be "a disaster" for the Portuguese education system.

In his commentary, Morgado reinforced that there are no longer any doubts that there is "political responsibility" for the results obtained. This position underlines his criticism of the political management of the education sector in Portugal.

The title of his intervention also reveals his vision of education, defending that the school is, by nature, a conservative institution that needs authority, discipline, and to be separated from the world.

The program "Torto e Direito" thus serves as a platform for this critical analysis of the international results that assess students' performance in fundamental competencies.

Why this matters

Readers in Portugal are directly affected by the PISA results, which measure the quality of the national education system. The article is of interest to those who care about education and about political accountability for the school results of Portuguese students. Miguel Morgado's analysis comes in the wake of the release of international data that places Portugal under scrutiny.

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