Education'S Hidden Messages
Peter Reilly,
Ed Tech Journeys,
Mar 20, 2007
Good statement of the "hidden messages" parents and students are learning from the education system. "They are leaning that discovering and creating knowledge is beyond the ability of students and is really none of their business." Scott McLeod, in a comment, notes, "Sociologist Phillip Jackson coined the phrase the hidden curriculum to describe the socialization process of schooling." I would argue that these messages are reinforced by other forms of media, and that it is in the interests of certain sectors of society (to the expense of everyone else) to promulgate these messages. Via Doug Johnson.
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