Sylabus
Each class meeting will consist of a combination of lecture and discussion; students will be assigned a series of readings to be discussed each week in class. This includes: 1: Overview, the ideas behind the practice of radical pedagogy 2: School and the problem of collateral learning – John Gatto 3: The habit of learning – William James 4: The information of behavior – John Dewey 5: The radical nature of teaching – Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner 6: Applying the theory in practice – Jacques Barzun 7: Applying the theory in practice – Thor May 8: Applying the theory in practice – Kristie Fleckenstein 9: The danger of getting it all wrong – Paulo Freire 10: Recapitulation: what it means to be educated
Anotace
This course explored the nature and practice of pedagogy - how is it that persons learn, and how one person can help another learn. The course is intended not only for future teachers, but for anyone who has ever taught anything, which is to say, every one of us.
It is founded on the ideas of Radical Pedagogy, and the study of the real life consequences of biological minding and intersubjectivity. This course is both theoretical and practical in its design.
