Liberal and Radical View on Education Flashcards
What do liberals believe about education
That education should be a basic and universal human right and that education has the potential to turn individuals into well-rounded and tolerant human beings with a broad knowledge of many different subjects
What does Ivan illich argue
That we should de-school society by getting rid of schools and formal education. He advocates the setting up of informal learning webs whereby people who want to learn something are put into contact with people who want to teach something. He argues that what is taught should not be dictated to us by others but we should learn what we find to be useful.
What and when did A.S Neill set up Summerhill school
In 1921, He set up a private fee-paying school (Summerhill) which was run as a democracy and in which the pupils decided what should be taught and only took exams when they felt ready for them
Define De-schooling
The process of removing responsibility of education from qualified teachers and formal schools.
How has illichs web concept been criticised
For being both impartial and utopian because there is no guarantee that everybody would get the sort of education they needed to fulfil their role as adults in the modern industrial societies we live in
What is a criticism of the Summerhill school
It has failed to adequately prepare pupils for formal qualifications such as GCSE and A level and that it poorly prepared its pupils for the reality of adulthood in which most adults actually have little choice in what they do for a living.
