tailieunhanh - THE CRISIS IN EDUCATION

A humanist educational model can be defined as a system in which human values, dignity, reason and fulfilment in harmony with nature predominates. By contrast, the present system is based on utilitarian values to transform knowledge into commodities. Within this context we see the dehumanization of our children, young people and students. I assume that the function of higher education is to reify ruling class values into the social consciousness of students, and to train students to serve the capitalist machinery. Rulers have long sought domination and dehumanization through technology and imposed their regime through models of industrial education (via factory manufacturing and military training models) | September 2007 Author Richard B. Wilcox Title When the kitchen s on fire turn off the TV THE CRISIS IN EDUCATION i Abstract ii Preface 1. Introduction 2. The attack on children 3. The business of education Testing as heavy blunt instrument Technology s double edged sword The commercialization of schools US academia blind to political bigotry 4. The attack on teachers Redundancy and injustice on campus Part time university teachers in the US Good work bad living Japanese university governance Profile of average university part time teacher in Japan Hierarchical exploitation of part time teachers Improving the learning and working environment Comments from Professor Antony Boys Union is not a four letter word English Language Teachers Beware of racial hypocrisy and corruption of language 5. The ecology of hope Teaching counter hegemony Time for a triple expresso postmortem wake up call A model for counter hegemonic courses in English Critical pedagogical resources for English language teachers in Japan 6. Selected Bibliography Abstract A humanist educational model can be defined as a system in which human values dignity reason and fulfilment in harmony with nature predominates. By contrast the present system is based on utilitarian values to transform knowledge into commodities. Within this context we see the dehumanization of our children young people and students. I assume that the function of higher education is to reify ruling class values into the social consciousness of students and to train students to serve the capitalist machinery. Rulers have long sought domination and dehumanization through technology and imposed their regime through models of industrial education via factory manufacturing and military training models . Today we see computers replacing teachers since they are easier and cheaper to control as this goal serves industrial progress and capital accumulation. In this period of history there