Summary - Chapter 2: Life in Schools
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LIFE IN SCHOOLS |
DIDACTIC EDUCATION: THE MODRN PAST |
AUTHENTIC EDUCATION: MORE RECENT TIMES |
TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION: TOWARDS NEW LEARNING |
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Dimension 1: Architectonic |
• The classroom |
• Making the most of old classrooms, changing the arrangement of the room |
• Flexible spaces, no physical boundaries • Life-wide and lifelong learning |
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Dimension 2: Discursive |
• Teacher-dominated classroom talk; most learners silent for most of the time |
• Some student- to-student dialogue |
• Horizontal, learner– learner and learner– teacher dialogue, with the teacher as designer of the learning environment. |
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Dimension 3: Intersubjective |
• Authoritarian systems command with teacher as mouth-piece: teachers command and learners obey |
• Learner-centred activities |
• Learner-surrounded interactivity • Multiple teacher– learner relationships |
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Dimension 4: Socio-cultural |
• All thirty learners regarded as the same • One-size-fits-all curriculum |
• Some individualised and self-paced learning • Deficit or tokenistic views of difference |
• Inclusive learning, differentiated learning, building on the strengths of learner diversity |
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Dimension 5: Proprietary |
• Private spaces: ‘my classroom’ (teacher) and ‘my work’ (learner) |
• Opening up the classroom, some group work |
• Collaborative learning – anywhere, anytime |
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Dimension 6: Epistemological |
• Transmission of correct facts and definitive theories from teachers to learners |
• Generalised learning outcomes and relevant curriculum |
• Learners as co-designers of knowledge |
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Dimension 7: Pedagogical |
• Learners as passive receptors of knowledge: facts, theories, truths, civic values |
• Experiential learning, learning how to learn • Students as inquirers |
• The teacher as a designer of pedagogy • The learner as co-designer of learning |
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Dimension 8: Moral |
• Discipline and conformity lead to success – blame yourself for failure |
• Inquiring minds and participating citizens • ‘Opportunity’ to access the ‘mainstream’ |
• Kinds of persons who can navigate change, discern meanings, negotiate deep diversity, and create and innovate |