As I read through my Student Evaluations for the past semester (a chore, not by choice), once again I was grieved and angered by the amount of work students will apply to not learning. While not dominant, the sentiment of "why do I have to learn this stuff?" is sufficiently present as to imply pandemic proportion. The resistance to learning is well taught by our public and Christian education systems. Both filled with teachers who profess to be Christians. Many are ignorantly worshiping of the method. Many are also intentionally method worshippers.
Of the greatest challenge, though, is in teaching the teachers. They are indoctrinated in method and technical emphasis with a focus on outcome that is intensely counter educational. The public education system has achieved what Montessori and Ellul wished for. Focus on technique and control for the purpose of producing an undereducated and therefore unfree person.
Ellul was against this stuff, and the dominance of technique, but I see that this is not clear from my text or the quotes. Ellul writes very clinically in places! I'll have to do a little editing.
Excellent and beneficial, Joffre. As per usual.
As I read through my Student Evaluations for the past semester (a chore, not by choice), once again I was grieved and angered by the amount of work students will apply to not learning. While not dominant, the sentiment of "why do I have to learn this stuff?" is sufficiently present as to imply pandemic proportion. The resistance to learning is well taught by our public and Christian education systems. Both filled with teachers who profess to be Christians. Many are ignorantly worshiping of the method. Many are also intentionally method worshippers.
Of the greatest challenge, though, is in teaching the teachers. They are indoctrinated in method and technical emphasis with a focus on outcome that is intensely counter educational. The public education system has achieved what Montessori and Ellul wished for. Focus on technique and control for the purpose of producing an undereducated and therefore unfree person.
Pandemic is right.
Ellul was against this stuff, and the dominance of technique, but I see that this is not clear from my text or the quotes. Ellul writes very clinically in places! I'll have to do a little editing.