Unchanging Education: Recent Episodes
Dan Clemens
This 'season' is mainly devoted to Philip Rieff, the third great TC figure {Locke-Bagley-Rieff} contra SC {Rousseau-Dewey-Friere} -- setting up a deep dive into his masterpiece Fellow Teachers. I'll preface the ep with some topical comments, too. Also, tying up loose ends from past notes.
A topical detour focusing on "The Problem with Student-Centered Education" - or, the problem with SC Ed, by: Rebekah Wanic, Nina Powell October 11, 2022 -- and also: NdGT on Real Time (Oc. 14)
"THEM" is my convenient acronym for:
TS Eliot
Hannah Arendt
ED Hirsh, and
Michael Oakeshott;
This is a collection of conservative and thus also TC [both 'traditional conservative' and 'teacher-centered,' -- I had previously referred to 'them' as the Tate-Cluster, the main figures from his most excellent book.
I begin by wrapping up some loose ends and with an overview of some key ideas, and then discuss TS Eliot.
Wrapping up Leg One of the TVSC matter from Locke to G. Highet and R.M. Hutchins (circa 1950); a vision of teacher-centered perennialism and the Great Conversation...and perhaps even the attendant need for a great conservation...
Finishing the 40's in the lit review; a quick recap and mainly a consideration of remarks by W. Lippman and writings by and about S. Weil...
Mainly focused on Alfred E. Stearns' 1935 book, prefaced by recapitulation and general comments on UE themes
Bagley is the grandfather of TC-ed and should be required reading in B.Ed./school teacher-training, contra Dewey...
Mainly a discussion of a surprising TC [teacher-centered + traditional-conservative schooling proponent] figure: Antonio Gramsci of 'hegemony' fame
A Consideration of some foundational figures in TVSC, i.e. Lockean TC and Rousseauain SC origins, loose ends, as well as Rieff
TVSC, why you should care, micro and macro level educational considerations and implications
Continuing discussion of TVSC [teacher versus student centered-] -- and therapeutic ed.
Initial introduction to Unchanging Education and the notion of "TVSC" - teacher versus student-centered ed.