Artículos de educación crítica colocados en la sala de profesores mientras era docente, Primera parte: La división académica y vocacional en las escuelas

Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial)  para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Este es el primero de una larga serie de publicaciones que contienen resúmenes de artículos, principalmente sobre educación. Como presidente del Comité de Equidad y Justicia de la Lakeshore Teachers' Association de la Manitoba Teachers' Society (MTS), también … Continue reading Artículos de educación crítica colocados en la sala de profesores mientras era docente, Primera parte: La división académica y vocacional en las escuelas

Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Twenty-Six: An Integrated Curriculum Required to Educate Children and Adolescents

This is a continuation of a series of posts on summaries of articles, mainly on education. When I was a French teacher at Ashern Central School, in Ashern, Manitoba, Canada, I started to place critiques, mainly (although not entirely) of the current school system. At first, I merely printed off the articles, but then I … Continue reading Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Twenty-Six: An Integrated Curriculum Required to Educate Children and Adolescents

Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Twenty: The School as the Embodiment of Character Formation Versus the School as the Embodiment of the Three R’s

This is a continuation of a series of posts on summaries of articles, mainly on education. When I was a French teacher at Ashern Central School, in Ashern, Manitoba, Canada, I started to place critiques, mainly (although not entirely) of the current school system. At first, I merely printed off the articles, but then I … Continue reading Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Twenty: The School as the Embodiment of Character Formation Versus the School as the Embodiment of the Three R’s

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

Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part One: The Academic and Vocational Divide in Schools

This is the first of a long series of posts of summaries of articles, mainly on education.  As chair of the Equity and Justice Committee for Lakeshore Teachers' Association of the Manitoba Teachers' Society (MTS), I also sent the articles and summary to the Ning of the MTS (a ning is "an online platform for … Continue reading Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part One: The Academic and Vocational Divide in Schools