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An Ethical Manifesto for Education

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An Ethical Manifesto for Education Education is an ethical concept. Here is an outline of the way in which education, worthy of the name, can be grounded in the fundamental, equal intrinsic worth of all human beings. The purpose of education is an application of the principle of “respect for persons”, and the discussion explains […]

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An Ethical Manifesto for Education Education is an ethical concept. Here is an outline of the way in which education, worthy of the name, can be grounded in the fundamental, equal intrinsic worth of all human beings. The purpose of education is an application of the principle of “respect for persons”, and the discussion explains

The difference between education and schooling

What is the difference between education and schooling?

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The difference between education and schooling Many people confuse education and schooling. The difference is huge. Education is an ideal. Schools are institutions set up to formalise teaching. Schools need not be educational at all, and often aren’t. Indeed, they can indoctrinate. It is the ethical concern of education for learning to live well that

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The difference between education and schooling Many people confuse education and schooling. The difference is huge. Education is an ideal. Schools are institutions set up to formalise teaching. Schools need not be educational at all, and often aren’t. Indeed, they can indoctrinate. It is the ethical concern of education for learning to live well that

Our store of educational ideas

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[starbox id=RGO] Our store of educational ideas From the beginning, the idea of vocational training has sat uncomfortably with the idea of education. The idea of education was invented in Classical Athens, some thousands of years after schools were devised. Its greatest expression, and still unrivalled, is in Plato’s work, The Republic, in which two

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[starbox id=RGO] Our store of educational ideas From the beginning, the idea of vocational training has sat uncomfortably with the idea of education. The idea of education was invented in Classical Athens, some thousands of years after schools were devised. Its greatest expression, and still unrivalled, is in Plato’s work, The Republic, in which two

Held hostage to our talents

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[starbox id=RGO] Held hostage to our talents When I was a graduate student, I resolved my lodging arrangements by being a houseparent in an arts academy located on the university campus. The academy took talented high school students on scholarship and gave them an opportunity to develop their performing art. Principally, it was a dance

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[starbox id=RGO] Held hostage to our talents When I was a graduate student, I resolved my lodging arrangements by being a houseparent in an arts academy located on the university campus. The academy took talented high school students on scholarship and gave them an opportunity to develop their performing art. Principally, it was a dance

The one good thing about indoctrination

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The one good thing about indoctrination In the early years of working with this theory I gave little attention to working out educational content or process in much detail. Having made the central educational distinctions, and having laid out the justification in terms of respect for persons, I would spend the bulk of my courses

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The one good thing about indoctrination In the early years of working with this theory I gave little attention to working out educational content or process in much detail. Having made the central educational distinctions, and having laid out the justification in terms of respect for persons, I would spend the bulk of my courses