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July 2018

Indoctrination and education

An introduction to indoctrination

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An introduction to the idea of “indoctrination” “Indoctrination” was developed by philosophers of education as an educational concept twice in the Twentieth Century, and its development continues. It stands as the opposite of education as injustice stands to justice. To understand education and its problems – particularly what is at stake – we need to […]

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An introduction to the idea of “indoctrination” “Indoctrination” was developed by philosophers of education as an educational concept twice in the Twentieth Century, and its development continues. It stands as the opposite of education as injustice stands to justice. To understand education and its problems – particularly what is at stake – we need to

Chapter 19: An educational constitution

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Chapter 19: An educational constitution A sound, ethical justification of education would enable us to draw up an educational constitution protecting the development of the human mind from the beginning of development. This would establish a genuine right to an education worthy of the name, and be prior to any other constitution, establishing the conditions

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Chapter 19: An educational constitution A sound, ethical justification of education would enable us to draw up an educational constitution protecting the development of the human mind from the beginning of development. This would establish a genuine right to an education worthy of the name, and be prior to any other constitution, establishing the conditions

Chapter 20: Education as procedural

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Chapter 20: Education as Procedural Educational policy-making, planning and assessment should be procedural. It should not be about specifying content or outcomes, except in the most general terms. If we intend to respect learners for the self-determining people they are entitled to become, we should not be trying to settle their beliefs or understandings, but

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Chapter 20: Education as Procedural Educational policy-making, planning and assessment should be procedural. It should not be about specifying content or outcomes, except in the most general terms. If we intend to respect learners for the self-determining people they are entitled to become, we should not be trying to settle their beliefs or understandings, but

Chapter 21: It can’t be done

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Chapter 21: The denial of education It is often assumed that there is no alternative to conventional schooling. The problem is not practicality, but lack of will and imagination. We fear genuine education and assume that the “powers that be” would never allow a thinking population. We are captive of ancient, pre-democratic fears, and of

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Chapter 21: The denial of education It is often assumed that there is no alternative to conventional schooling. The problem is not practicality, but lack of will and imagination. We fear genuine education and assume that the “powers that be” would never allow a thinking population. We are captive of ancient, pre-democratic fears, and of