STUDENTS' VIEWS ON EDUCATIONAL REFORM: THE TYRANNY OF WORK

Authors

  • Marsha Goldenberg McGill University

Abstract

Our system of education emphasizes that a "work!" atmosphere allows students to plow through 239 pages of Geography and Mathematics and History Text Books. The pupils then learn to "memorize!" this vast amount of data, which they do not fully understand, in order to recite the correct answers back to their teachers. "Study!" is necessary for the inevitable examinations and report cards which dictate whether a pupil remains for a second time or is allowed to pass into the next grade.

Author Biography

Marsha Goldenberg, McGill University

MARSHA GOLDENBERG has a B.A. with a major in Psychology from Sir George Williams and is currently at McGill in the Class 1 Diploma in Education program.

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Published

1968-08-31

How to Cite

Goldenberg, M. (1968). STUDENTS’ VIEWS ON EDUCATIONAL REFORM: THE TYRANNY OF WORK. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 3(002). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/6669

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Vol. 3 No. 002 (1968)

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