Unchanging Education

Fellow Teachers 2 23.10.2025 1:14:38 ↓

More Rieff! pp 38-85

Fellow Teachers 1 08.08.2025 1:24:10 ↓

First 50 pages of Rieff's Fellow Teachers

Rieff Primer 3 25.06.2023 1:36:11 ↓

Rieff Primer 3

Rieff Primer part 2 19.01.2023 1:16:59 ↓

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Rieff Primer part 1 19.01.2023 1:15:52 ↓

This 'season' is mainly devoted to Philip Rieff, the third great TC figure {Locke-Bagley-Rieff} contra SC {Rousseau-Dewey-Friere} -- setting up a deep dive into his masterpiece Fellow Teachers. I'll preface the ep with some topical comments, too. Also, tying up loose ends from past notes.

The Problem with Student-Centered (SC) Ed 16.10.2022 1:25:13 ↓

A topical detour focusing on "The Problem with Student-Centered Education" - or, the problem with SC Ed, by: Rebekah Wanic, Nina Powell October 11, 2022 -- and also: NdGT on Real Time (Oc. 14)

Oakshott 2 09.10.2022 1:39:56 ↓

Wrapping THEM up, Season 4 finale... and a detour into some Friere!

THEM 4 - M. Oakshott 1/2 06.10.2022 58:20 ↓

The fourth of the key figures in Tate's admirable book... 1/2

THEM pt. 3, ED Hirsh primer 02.10.2022 1:26:36 ↓

A recapitulation of TVSC, focused on SC mainly; and some comments on ED Hirsh

THEM part 2 25.09.2022 1:49:34 ↓

In 'THEM part 2' We move from T - TS Eliot - to H - Hannah Arendt...

"THEM" pt.1 18.09.2022 2:07:00 ↓

"THEM" is my convenient acronym for: TS Eliot, Hannah Arendt, ED Hirsh, and Michael Oakeshott; This is a collection of conservative and thus also TC [both 'traditional conservative' and 'teacher-centered,' -- I had previously referred to 'them' as the Tate-Cluster, the main figures from his most excellent book. I begin by wrapping up some loose ends and with an overview of some key ideas, and then...

Highet and Hutchins 11.09.2022 2:32:45 ↓

Wrapping up Leg One of the TVSC matter from Locke to G. Highet and R.M. Hutchins (circa 1950); a vision of teacher-centered perennialism and the Great Conversation...and perhaps even the attendant need for a great conservation...

Lippmann and Weil 10.09.2022 ↓

Finishing the 40's in the lit review; a quick recap and mainly a consideration of remarks by W. Lippman and writings by and about S. Weil...

Dewey, the Undoing 04.09.2022 ↓

Focus on John Dewey, grandfather of SC-ed, through the eyes of Edmondson

To Him That Overcometh 26.08.2022 2:38:50 ↓

Mainly focused on Alfred E. Stearns' 1935 book, prefaced by recapitulation and general comments on UE themes

William C. Bagley 24.08.2022 2:40:57 ↓

Bagley is the grandfather of TC-ed and should be required reading in B.Ed./school teacher-training, contra Dewey...

Sir Bertrand The Prescient 22.08.2022 1:00:52 ↓

The Great Bertrand Russell and "the greatest danger" x 2

Gramsci, Conservative? 21.08.2022 ↓

Mainly a discussion of a surprising TC [teacher-centered + traditional-conservative schooling proponent] figure: Antonio Gramsci of 'hegemony' fame

Kicking off the "lit review" 19.08.2022 ↓

A Consideration of some foundational figures in TVSC, i.e. Lockean TC and Rousseauain SC origins, loose ends, as well as Rieff

Season 1 Finale - UE5 17.08.2022 ↓

TVSC, why you should care, micro and macro level educational considerations and implications

UE4 14.08.2022 ↓

TVSC, stability v change, efficacy v efficiency, and more

UE3 11.08.2022 56:39 ↓

Continuing the introduction of the idea, loose ends, and some more 'political' content

Unchanging Ed - UE2 08.08.2022 58:40 ↓

Continuing discussion of TVSC [teacher versus student centered-] -- and therapeutic ed.

Season 1 Pilot - UE1 06.08.2022 44:06 ↓

Initial introduction to Unchanging Education and the notion of "TVSC" - teacher versus student-centered ed. Aug 6 '22