PHIL 115 Lecture : PHIL115 Dewey on Education
16 Apr 2013
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Objection to traditional education: kind of citizen being produced in traditional schools. Mind cluttered with information, not required to form an opinion or intelligently argue; not producing good democratic citizens not critically competent. Educated citizenship for a well-functioning democracy: competency: capacity to engage in political inquiry, inclination to engage in informal politics, not apathetic. Low voter turnout due to bad educational institutions. Traditional education: knowledge as a body of well-established facts: curriculum. Knowledge as a practice of ongoing inquiry; not static. Learning experiences in and out of institutions are no different/should be no different: classroom a more formally structured learning experience. Starting point of education: existing interest of the students: main criticism: lowering standards, turning education into entertainment, less intelligent, rebuttal: dewey believes he"s raising standards. Nature of curiosity: using the interests as a starting point, one thing leading to another, teacher should know where immature interests can lead, interests must develop organically.
