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Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community
Discussion of Foucault in education can be a lot of fun, and this excursion through the concept of self and truth-telling in schools is no exception. There is a sense in which telling the truth can be a denial of self, as in the case of a confession, and yet with a cultivation of self the telling of truth can be a manifestation or extension of self. But to what degree is a strong sense of self cultivated in schools? While truth telling is itself fostered as a virtue, does it follow as a manifestation of personhood, or as an externally imposed value? Good stuff; more essays are available as well from the Journal of Educational Enquiry this month.

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