Radical / Liberal

Question 1

Role & Function 1: Provide a wide ranging and diverse education for ALL
Newman

Answer 1

we should have more general education, where the students required to study ALL the branches of education.
‘liberal education’ creates a ‘habit mind’ = lasts throughout life
attributes passed onto the students should focus on ‘freedom, equitableness, calmness, moderation and wisdom’
Aim is to develop the mid and it is facilitated through a liberal education

Question 2

Role & Function 2:
Should provide students with CHOICE and AUTONOMY
Illich

Answer 2

de-school society by getting rid of schools.
suggests that qualifies teachers are not the best people to undertake education.
rather people with knowledge, skills and enthusiasm
development of learning webs = people who want to learn something are put into a contract with someone who wants to teach something are put together so that they may learn together in an informal way.

Question 3

Role & Function 3:
Education should promote a culture of democracy
Summerhill school Case Study

Answer 3

this case study provide a space where children can grow in a ‘free - range’ environment
school fits the children, allow personal development through experiencing freedom, to play and learn at their own pace.
students are encouraged to take responsibility for their own actions and the community around them and the school is democratic.

NOTES FROM VID:
- have control of their attendance of lessons, can learn anything they want to learn
- not free school but the children are bound in by the laws of the school
- based on emotion of the children

Question 4

Role & Function 4:
Personalised development of students
Huxley

Answer 4

Develop students that learn through the ‘exploration of new fields’.
Claimed that it wasn’t just the sciences that were important but also the arts.
Claimed that either the’art education’ or ‘pure science education’ will lead to the distortion of intellectuality
Huxley felt that education should help to encourage critical thinking and intellectual development
He believed that education should aim not only at imparting knowledge but also at cultivating the ability to think independently and critically.
He felt that education should prepare individuals to think critically about the world around them, rather than simply memorizing information (something that occurs due to standardised testing).
At his time of writing standardised testing was not widespread, however based on his views it can be inferred that Huxley would have been critical of standardised testing, if it were focused primarily on assessing the memorization of information, rather than on testing students’ critical thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving abilities.