Reference?: The 'american problem"Mary,
The American Problem refers to the question that Piaget was always asked
when he came to this country: how can we speed children through your stages
more quickly. Piaget of course thought this was a terrible idea.
George K. Cunningham
University of Louisville
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From: Mary Bryson [mailto:mary.bryson@ubc.ca]
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 8:32 PM
To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
Subject: Reference?: The 'american problem"
Yikes
I just got a query for a reference to "what Piaget referred to as 'the
American Problem' - what can I cite for this concept?
Mary
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teaching. And institutional wisdom continues to accept this axiom, despite
overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Ivan Illich.
Mary Bryson, Associate Professor, ECPS, Faculty of Education, University
of British Columbia
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