We talked for a bit Tuesday about teaching as improvisation. I think this highlights two things about teaching that I think could be interesting to discuss. Does thinking of teaching as an improvisational art 1) employ an art to teaching that can be improved, like that of a musician's and 2) entail some degree of natural talent?
Obviously, teaching in this sense can be improved at intervals, but if it is like this art, then is it likely that some people are or could be better teachers than others?
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Friday, December 5, 2014
Political Theory and Pedagogy
In our classes this week, we talked about student autonomy. Various pedagogical practices, such as calling on a student without their permission, or structuring the class in ways that force, compel, or conduce student participation. Can we form a coherent pedagogical theory of student autonomy through the western liberalism political philosophical model?
In other words, can we use concepts like autonomy, consent, state of nature (outside the class) and civil society (inside the class) as conceptual models for a fair and just approach to the relationship between students and teachers?
In other words, can we use concepts like autonomy, consent, state of nature (outside the class) and civil society (inside the class) as conceptual models for a fair and just approach to the relationship between students and teachers?
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