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LEARNIFICATION OF EDUCATION

We see the rise of a new language in learning/educational settings.
For example:
students, children adults --> learners
teaching --> facilitating learning
schools --> place of learning

Biesta sees a problem in this..
We want children to not just learn, but to learn something for a reason from somebody! Although a school is a place of learning, what exactly are we learning..? It's not enough to just learn..

The new language of learning makes it hard to concretely see our goals in the educational setting.

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Should students have more say in the topics that are being learned in school?

Think about if they should be given the choice to contribute their thoughts and have a say in what they want to learn. Currently teachers are given flexibility on how they want to teach the curriculum, and even so, teachers are constrained on what they have to teach. At the bottom of the chain, students have a lesser say. Let me know your thoughts!

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Think about the statement "Learning for a reason vs learning to learn."

Based on your experience working with young children/students, whether it's at someone's home, daycare, schools, or any other situations where learning is occurring (remember, even toileting is learning!) do you concur that we are learning for a reason, or are majority of children/students learning just for the sake of learning?

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THE THREE DOMAINS OF EDUCATION

Biesta believes the following three domains work together to answer the question of "What is Education?" The three domains may not always work well together, and may even be conflicting, but they are essential in a person's education.

The three domains are:
Qualification: The acquisition of knowledge & skills.

Socialization: Learning to do what/how others are. Being a part of society and its culture and tradition

Subjectification: Formation and transformation of the person. Being more autonomous in how one thinks and act. Almost like the opposite of socialization

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Last few key points from Biesta

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A closer overview of what other purposes education can serve.

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The Importance Of Education - What's The Real Purpose Of Education?

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Biesta, G. (2015). What is education for? On good education, teacher judgement, and educational professionalism. European Journal of Education. Research, Development and Policy, 50(1), 75-86. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12109

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Abstract

Teaching and teachers have recently become the centre of attention of policy makers and researchers. The general idea here is that teaching matters. Yet the question that is either not asked or is only answered implicitly is why teaching matters. In this article I engage with this question in the context of a wider discussion about the role, status and significance of the question of purpose in education. I suggest that this is the most fundamental question in all educational endeavours. It is a normative question which poses itself as a multi-dimensional question, since education always functions in relation to three domains of purpose: qualification, socialisation and subjectification. Against this background I analyse the specific nature of teacher judgement in education and show how the space for teacher judgement is being threatened by recent developments in educational policy and practice that concern the status of the student, the impact of accountability and the role of evidence. I indicate how, where and why these are problematic and what this implies for regaining a space for teachers' professional judgement.

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What is Education For? On Good Education, Teacher Judgement, and Educational Professionalism

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First published: Teaching and teachers have recently become the centre of attention of policy makers and researchers. The general idea here is that teaching matters. Yet the question that is either not asked or is only answered implicitly is why teaching matters.

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A quick insight on how others view education.