Within a system that tightly controls everything the student does and brainwashes him into thinking that chasing good grades and test scores is the same thing as “learning?” A system built on the authoritarianism, exploitation and abuse Johnstone refers to in this piece? Yeah, right.
There used to be some loopholes where excellent teachers could teach fascinating things! But I'm 71 and this was during my childhood and youth. I don't think most teacher said that independence now.
They can if they want to be shown the door inside of a month, which I suspect would be a relief for any thinking person who went into teaching in a conventional school.
I disagree on the teaching part! You can be incredibly subversive in good ways as a teacher.
Within a system that tightly controls everything the student does and brainwashes him into thinking that chasing good grades and test scores is the same thing as “learning?” A system built on the authoritarianism, exploitation and abuse Johnstone refers to in this piece? Yeah, right.
There used to be some loopholes where excellent teachers could teach fascinating things! But I'm 71 and this was during my childhood and youth. I don't think most teacher said that independence now.
They can if they want to be shown the door inside of a month, which I suspect would be a relief for any thinking person who went into teaching in a conventional school.
Dustin, I agree with you if you're "allowed" to present that curriculum....which isn't always part of their larger picture...
And please pardon my typo. No way to edit seems available.