Unit 3 - Section B: Education - THEORETICAL EXPLANATIONS - Evaluation - Liberal Flashcards
Illich
Suggests we should de-school society, by getting rid of schools and other initiations of formal education. Qualified teachers are not the best people to undertake education, but rather people with the knowledge, skills and enthusiasm. Also advocates the development of learning webs, where people who want to learn something would be put in contact with people who want to teach something so they could then learn together, in an informal way. Other people should not dictate to us what we need to learn but we should learn what we find interesting, useful and claims there should be more emphasis placed on vocationalism (qualifications that directly prepare students for work) - focus on school run by democracy, typical of Scandinavian teaching.
Summerhill School - CASE STUDY
A. S. Neill founded the school 100 years ago, it aimed to provide a space where children can grow in a ‘free-range’ environment. The aim is that the school fits the child, rather than forcing pupils to do what parents and educators think best. Allow personal development through experiencing freedom, to play and learn at their own pace. Encouraged to take responsibility for their own actions and the community around them, school is democratic. Three times a week, meet for an hour to discuss issues, mete out sanctions (fines), to those who are brought up. Children learn to be self-confident, tolerant, considerate, being accustomed to hearing other people’s point of view.
