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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The Purpose of Education: Social Uplift or Social Control? The emergence and spread of education -- both mass public and university -- is generally considered to be the result of the Enlightenment ideals and the emergence of democracies. But there remains a deeper history, rooted in concepts of social control. So we must ask: what is the purpose of education?
Tuesday, May 1, 2012The Purpose of Education: Social Uplift or Social Control? The emergence and spread of education -- both mass public and university -- is generally considered to be the result of the Enlightenment ideals and the emergence of democracies. But there remains a deeper history, rooted in concepts of social control. So we must ask: what is the purpose of education?
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Class War and the College Crisis: The "Crisis of Democracy" and the Attack on Education From the democratic activism of the 1960s came an elite assault on education and the dawn of neoliberalism. In their own words, see how the Trilateral Commission and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce identified and planned an attack on democracy and education.
Saturday, April 28, 2012Class War and the College Crisis: The "Crisis of Democracy" and the Attack on Education From the democratic activism of the 1960s came an elite assault on education and the dawn of neoliberalism. In their own words, see how the Trilateral Commission and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce identified and planned an attack on democracy and education.
