Postmodernists

Question 1

What’s the Postmodernist Perspective on Education?

Answer 1

Education is not the same as it used to be. It is now incredibly diverse.

Question 2

Usher and Thompson

Answer 2

The purpose of education has changed. Nowadays, society is so diverse that the purpose of education should be tailored for each pupil. Education was once a one size fits all approach but now t should be tailored to the individual as identities have become so diverse e.g in the past people had a conventional outlook, nowadays everyone wants something different from life.

Question 3

Lyotard

Answer 3

The purpose of education in the past was to educate children, whereas nowadays it has changed into a business-like perspective, with schools questioning how they can improve the quality of the product we deliver to our clients. We look at the individual as a consumer.

Question 4

Evaluation

Answer 4

Postmodernists are not overly clear how schools should actually go about embracing diversification in this way.