Introduction This is the final part of a series of posts on my criticism of the pseudo-science presented by Dr. David Burns by using the theory of science (the logic of scientific inquiry) developed by John Dewey, an American philosopher. As I indicated in another post (A Worker’s Resistance to the Capitalist Government or State … Continue reading Critique of a Book Used by Many Psychologists and Psychiatrists to Oppress Patients, Part Five: John Dewey’s Theory of Science Versus Modern Psychology’s View of Science
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Critique of a Book Used by Many Psychologists and Psychiatrists to Oppress Patients, Part Four
Introduction This is the fourth of a five-part series of posts that criticize a book that serves to oppress individuals, whether they have mental health problems or not. As I indicated in another post (see Critique of a Book Used by Many Psychologists and Psychiatrists to Oppress Patients, Part One), I engaged in a partial critique … Continue reading Critique of a Book Used by Many Psychologists and Psychiatrists to Oppress Patients, Part Four
Critique of a Book Used by Many Psychologists and Psychiatrists to Oppress Patients, Part Three
Introduction This is the third of a five-part series of posts that criticize a book that serves to oppress individuals, whether they have mental health problems or not. Leftists rarely refer to the various ways in which working-class people and community members are oppressed by professionals; this is one of the reasons for their failure … Continue reading Critique of a Book Used by Many Psychologists and Psychiatrists to Oppress Patients, Part Three
Critique of a Book Used by Many Psychologists and Psychiatrists to Oppress Patients, Part Two
Introduction This is the second part of a five-part series of posts that criticize a book that serves to oppress individuals, whether they have mental health problems or not. As I indicated in another post (A Worker’s Resistance to the Capitalist Government or State and Its Representatives, Part Nine), I engaged in a partial critique of … Continue reading Critique of a Book Used by Many Psychologists and Psychiatrists to Oppress Patients, Part Two
Critique of a Book Used by Many Psychologists and Psychiatrists to Oppress Patients, Part One
Introduction This is the first of a five-part series of posts that criticize a book that serves to oppress individuals, whether they have mental health problems or not. As I indicated in another post (A Worker’s Resistance to the Capitalist Government or State and Its Representatives, Part Nine), I engaged in a partial critique of the … Continue reading Critique of a Book Used by Many Psychologists and Psychiatrists to Oppress Patients, Part One
Is Amnesty International a Progressive Organization?–or Is the Term “Progressive Organization” an Example of an Abstract Slogan of Social Democrats? Part One
Introduction In an article posted on the Socialist Project's website (https://socialistproject.ca/2021/12/swords-into-ploughshares/), Simon Black speaks to Sam Gindin, a social democrat or social reformer here in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and author, along with the late Leo Panitch, of the book (2013) The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy of American Empire. Mr. Black states the … Continue reading Is Amnesty International a Progressive Organization?–or Is the Term “Progressive Organization” an Example of an Abstract Slogan of Social Democrats? Part One
Exposing the Intolerance and Censorship of Social Democracy, Part Four: Critique of the Idealization of Publicly Owned Infrastructure, Etc.
Introduction This is the final post of a four-part series of posts. For the context of where the following fits into my participation and withdrawal from the organization Social Housing Green Deal, see the first part Exposing the Intolerance and Censorship of Social Democracy, Part One: The Working Class, Housing and the Police. People's Pandemic Shutdown … Continue reading Exposing the Intolerance and Censorship of Social Democracy, Part Four: Critique of the Idealization of Publicly Owned Infrastructure, Etc.
Reimagining the Same-Old-Same-Old: Lakeshore School Division’s Reforms as an Example of School Rhetoric, Part Two: The Bias of Educational Research
In the last post on this topic (Reimagining the Same-Old-Same-Old: Lakeshore School Division’s Reforms as an Example of School Rhetoric, Part One) , I looked at the school rhetoric that surrounded school change in a particular school division in Manitoba, Canada: Lakeshore School Division, by looking at the different phases of the "reform process" of … Continue reading Reimagining the Same-Old-Same-Old: Lakeshore School Division’s Reforms as an Example of School Rhetoric, Part Two: The Bias of Educational Research
Reimagining the Same-Old-Same-Old: Lakeshore School Division’s Reforms as an Example of School Rhetoric, Part One
The following is a critical look at the reforms proposed and implemented in Lakeshore School Division, in the province of Manitoba (I worked for this Division as a French teacher from 2008 until 2012). Such reforms illustrate the extent to which school rhetoric is rampant in schools these days. You would not, however, know it … Continue reading Reimagining the Same-Old-Same-Old: Lakeshore School Division’s Reforms as an Example of School Rhetoric, Part One
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
The Abolitionary 