Values/Character Education: liberation
What is it?
Liberation
Liberation is being able to have your own personal oppinions and beliefs and being able to express them.
Educators
Administrators and teachers believe in teacing the whole student. Asking questions and discussions are welcomed.
Being free to teach
Students
Being free to express and question
Students are allowed to think freely and come together with different point of views. Deeper thought and discussion on topics is welcomed.
Traditions stay the same
No Changes?
If no changes are made to education and we keep the teaching in the same traditional way we will not be changing the future for the good.
Same traditions = repeated mistakes
Example 1
Teachers
Teachers
Do not have the freedom to teach what might be relevant or important
1.
Teachers can not allow students for deeper questioning and understanding of important yet touchy topics
2.
Teachers applaud specific group of students as successful
3.
Students
Students
Are not prepared to make indivdual decisions and oppinions in society
1.
Students are judged based on class. Intelligenence is judged based upon a specific mold
2.
3.
Students are taught tradtional ways. They are not supposed to question them.
Change!
Liberating Education
Students can question different ideas and discuss different perspectives
a,
With liberation comes less corruption
Why?
Students are no longer put into a box and told they need to fit a specific mold
b,
c,
Liberating Education
Neither teacher or students creativity is deminished
d,
Students are prepared to be themselves and not blend in with the group