--- Michael Atherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Neither has progressive educational philosophy
helped
> educators effectively teach children. Many teachers
> and parents are not even aware of the philosophical
> assumptions underlying instructional practices. This
> is understandable in the case of teachers, because
> many teaching colleges do not even require students
to
> take classes in the philosophy of education.
Teacher
> programs are more indoctrination, than education.
First, education is indoctrination.
Second, I do not agree that progressive education has
failed. I would argue that the public school system
that has failed is a system which relies far too much
on memorization of facts, preparing for standardized
tests, and too little on the students themselves. How
many MPS look more like something Dewey was wishing
for (progressive) than a factory, or common school?
jon kelland
bryant
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