Re: Ideal re: coercion

Francoise Herrmann (fherrmann who-is-at igc.apc.org)
Thu, 25 Apr 1996 10:36:03 -0700 (PDT)

> I am new to this group, and I have missed much of this conversation,
> but I must respond to Franscoise's remarks about "coercion free"
> education. It seems to me that we are all being naive and idealistic
> when we talk about coercion. Can anyone give me an example of a
> truly "coercion free" interaction? Can anyone clearly tell me
> what damage coercion does? Is there some necessary coercion?
> If so, how do we define it? Where do we draw the line?
>
> Perhaps I'm being too pragmatic in a conversation that is meant to
> take place on a more theoretical level...but we are, ultimately,
> talking about education, which means we have to be pragmatic at some
> point--right?
>
>
> Pam Schulze
> School of Family Studies
> University of Connecticut
> PAS94003 who-is-at UCONN.EDU
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Hi Pam, That is exactly what I wondered some 240 messages ago and just
before posting the message that you caught.

Francoise
Francoise Herrmann
fherrmann who-is-at igc.org