Listen "Obedience and Mass Education"
Episode Synopsis
Why is it that so many schools fail at teaching their students critical thinking skills that could help them understand the world? Political scientist Agustina Paglayan argues that mass primary education from its origins was set up not to raise children’s prospects — but rather to teach them to obey. She locates the Right’s recent attacks on schooling in the context of the social upheavals of our times. (Encore presentation.)
Resources:
Agustina Paglayan, Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education Princeton University Press, 2024
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Resources:
Agustina Paglayan, Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education Princeton University Press, 2024
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