Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Learning as Freedom Precis

In “Learning as Freedom”- an article published on September 5, 2012 in the New York Times, Michael Roth argues that contrary to the “customized playlist of knowledge” of predesigned systems of education that condenses students to one limited field, higher education should act as a doorway to expand our knowledge, skills, and individuality in order for each person to choose his or her own educational path and grow his or her own sense of significance. Roth supports this claim about education with arguments and examples made by educational thinker, John Dewey. His purpose is to show the world the importance of teaching life lessons in schools to prepare students not only for their occupation but for the real world.

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