Why is there such a great discrepancy between what scholars of education have been telling us and what happens in the classroom?
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Freedom of speech is a human right. But it comes with limitations, such as using the right to incite violence. Conversations around these concepts are a part of democratic education.
Philosophy can help us see how some of the implicit beliefs we hold about work are mere myths. Success isn’t always due to effort, and the idea some jobs are more shameful to have than others.
The education philosopher Paulo Freire would have denounced the pandemic-fueled proliferation of online schooling as an affront to democracy and a further entitlement for those in positions of power.
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Researcher, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Education, University of South Carolina
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Director, Allan Gray Centre for Leadership Ethics, Rhodes University
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Professor of Education, Loyola Marymount University
