Introduction The title of this post--and the series of posts that will follow--comes from the title of Jim Stanford's book (2008) Economics for Everyone: A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism. If I remember correctly, perhaps less than a year after I had came to Toronto (in 2013), I heard Mr. Stanford present at … Continue reading Economics for Social Democrats–but Not for the Working Class, Part One: Critique of Jim Stanford’s One-Sided View of Job Creation in a Capitalist Society
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Much Educational Research Assumes the Legitimacy of the Current School Structure
When we read educational research, what is striking is how certain common assumptions run through such research. In particular, there is the assumption--hidden from view--that the curriculum or content and organization of studies taught at school--is sacred. For example, in a short paper written by Jon Young and Brian O'Leary, "Public Funding for Education in … Continue reading Much Educational Research Assumes the Legitimacy of the Current School Structure
Co-optation of Students at School Through We Day, Part Two: The Social-Democratic Left Share Some of We Day’s Assumptions
In a previous post, I outlined how We Day is a form of indoctrination and that schools form vehicles for such indoctrination. What is the social-democratic left's position in relation to this indoctrination and its incorporation into schools? I already mentioned the Manitoba Teachers' Society (MTS) decision not to promote We Day since some of … Continue reading Co-optation of Students at School Through We Day, Part Two: The Social-Democratic Left Share Some of We Day’s Assumptions
The Abolitionary 