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Unchanging Education

by Dan Clemens

Towards an understanding of Teacher-Versus-Student-Centered education ["TVSC"] .... and why it matters.

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Episodes

  1. Fellow Teachers 2

    More Rieff! pp 38-85

  2. Fellow Teachers 1

    First 50 pages of Rieff's Fellow Teachers

  3. Rieff Primer 3

    Rieff Primer 3

  4. Rieff Primer part 1

    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.

  5. The Problem with Student-Centered (SC) Ed

    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)

  6. Oakshott 2

    Wrapping THEM up, Season 4 finale... and a detour into some Friere!

  7. THEM 4 - M. Oakshott 1/2

    The fourth of the key figures in Tate's admirable book... 1/2

  8. THEM pt. 3, ED Hirsh primer

    A recapitulation of TVSC, focused on SC mainly; and some comments on ED Hirsh

  9. THEM part 2

    In 'THEM part 2' We move from T - TS Eliot - to H - Hannah Arendt...

  10. "THEM" pt.1

    "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...

  11. Highet and Hutchins

    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...

  12. Lippmann and Weil

    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...

  13. Dewey, the Undoing

    Focus on John Dewey, grandfather of SC-ed, through the eyes of Edmondson

  14. To Him That Overcometh

    Mainly focused on Alfred E. Stearns' 1935 book, prefaced by recapitulation and general comments on UE themes

  15. William C. Bagley

    Bagley is the grandfather of TC-ed and should be required reading in B.Ed./school teacher-training, contra Dewey...

  16. Sir Bertrand The Prescient

    The Great Bertrand Russell and "the greatest danger" x 2

  17. Gramsci, Conservative?

    Mainly a discussion of a surprising TC [teacher-centered + traditional-conservative schooling proponent] figure: Antonio Gramsci of 'hegemony' fame

  18. Kicking off the "lit review"

    A Consideration of some foundational figures in TVSC, i.e. Lockean TC and Rousseauain SC origins, loose ends, as well as Rieff

  19. Season 1 Finale - UE5

    TVSC, why you should care, micro and macro level educational considerations and implications

  20. UE4

    TVSC, stability v change, efficacy v efficiency, and more

  21. UE3

    Continuing the introduction of the idea, loose ends, and some more 'political' content

  22. Unchanging Ed - UE2

    Continuing discussion of TVSC [teacher versus student centered-] -- and therapeutic ed.

  23. Season 1 Pilot - UE1

    Initial introduction to Unchanging Education and the notion of "TVSC" - teacher versus student-centered ed. Aug 6 '22

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Towards an understanding of Teacher-Versus-Student-Centered education ["TVSC"] .... and why it matters.

HOSTED BY

Dan Clemens

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