Below are posts associated with the “democratic education” tag.
🔗 linkblog: Academia’s emphasis on job training harms free speech, bodes ill for democracy | Opinion'
Some important points in this op-ed from a UK colleague. I was just thinking earlier today how I have trouble getting concerned about the “summer slide” when I know that even K-12 education is increasingly seen as an economic—not democratic—priority.
🔗 linkblog: Major American Companies to Schools: Expand Access to Computer Science'
Look, I’m not opposed to expanding computer science education, but if the motivation is to fill jobs and keep tech giants thriving, that seems to me to be a red flag. Education ought to focus on democracy above the economy; we need to be producing citizens, not employees. There are ways to teach tech in a way that supports democracy and produces citizens, but if I get grumpy about computer science educstion, it’s because we rarely talk about it that way.