Education's Three Conflicting Pillars

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Harold Jarche: Education's Three Conflicting Pillars, Jarche Consulting November 4, 2005

Reacting to yesterday's discussion, Harold Jarche draws out "three conflicting premises [of western education] which compete for dominance," specifically "education as socialization, education as a quest for truth (Plato) and education as the realization of individual potential (Rousseau)". More...