More Educational Stories

Tonight we will discuss the competing philosophies shaping education. In short, whose story and what factors shape educational philosophy, curriculum, and pedagogy in our schools and colleges. We will touch on the stories created by the needs and philosophies of big business, religious groups, unions, student and faculty organizations and others competing to control the stories students are to live by. We will talk about grades and gold stars and their powerful effects on the learning process. We will cover issues such as Political Correctness, both of the left and the right and how extremisms affect education. Finally, I will tell the story of what happend to education and learning after the successful Klingon invasion of Earth and the changes brought about when General Dum instituted his reforms.