The Promise of Wisdom (eBook)

J. Glenn Gray (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
236 Seiten
Monument Creek Books (Verlag)
978-0-9965819-1-2 (ISBN)

Infos

The Promise of Wisdom is addressed to all educators. It raises perennial questions about the purposes of education, authority and freedom in the classroom, and the structure of the curriculum. It offers a vision of education in and out of school, of learning and teaching that seeks ultimately to help ';reconcile the individual and his world.' In simple, graceful language, this volume addresses individuality and happiness, artistry in conduct, and concludes with a section on schools and the wider society. It understands knowledge as ';not only being able to learn,' but also ';being able to unlearn and relearn throughout life.' Drawing from a wealth of literature as well as personal experience and insight, Gray describes what it might mean to be an educated person.

Inhalt

Part I A DEFINITION OF EDUCATION1. The Promise of WisdomPart II  THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION2. The Individual or The Group?3. Individuality and Happiness4.  Artistry in ConductPart III   PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEMS IN PRACTICE5. The Question of Leadership: The Equal and The Able6. The Question of Method: Authority in Teacher and Taught7. the Question of Method: Indoctrination and The Meaning of FreedomPart IV: THE CURRICULUM8. What Should We Teach?Part V. SCHOOLS AND THE WIDER SOCIETY9. Becoming At Home in the WorldEndnotesAppendixIndex

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.5.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Schlagworte: American education • authority • classroom freedom • education reform • education theory and practice • learning • Philosophy • School Curriculum • Teaching
• ISBN-10: 0-9965819-1-X / 099658191X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-9965819-1-2 / 9780996581912