if so, then the skill is a good one.
if calculcus is about a fixed system of mathematics, independent of
the philosophy of its existence, than, ya, wotta yawner it must be.
if i can just insist that there is a difference here between
education as a practice engaged with the value of knowing and learning
as part of being a mature intelligent humane being (dare i say
moral education? no no yes yes / ideological struggle, uuhnn)
and the political distortions of this: schooling, universities,
state curriculum, professionalizing teachers instead of professionals being
teachers - there are other ways to value education outside schools.
diane
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When she walks,
the revolution's coming.
In her hips, there's revolution.
When she talks, I hear revolution.
In her kiss, I taste the revolution.
(poem by Kathleen Hanna: Riot Grrl)
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diane celia hodges
university of british columbia
faculty of graduate studies,
centre for the study of curriculum and instruction,
vancouver, british columbia, canada