What is Pedagogy Part 1

8/7/2019 What is Pedagogy Part 1

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Pedagogy (pd-e-goj)literally means the art and science ofeducating children and often is used

as a synonym for teaching. Moreaccurately, pedagogy embodiesteacher-focused education.


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In the pedagogic model, teachers assumeresponsibility for making decisions aboutwhat will be learned, how it will be learned,and when it will be learned. Teachers directlearning.


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The great teachers of ancient times, fromConfucius to Plato, didn't pursue suchauthoritarian techniques. Major differencesexist between what we know of the greatteachers' styles, yet they all saw learning as aprocess of active inquiry, not passive reception.Considering this, it is surprising that teacher-focused learning later came to dominate formaleducation.


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One explanation for the teacher-focused approach goes back to

the Calvinists who believedwisdom was evil. They espousedthat adults direct, control, andultimately limit children's lear-

ning to keep them innocent.

Another theory maintains that

seventh century schools, organizedto prepare young boys for thepriesthood, found indoctrinationan effective approach to instill

beliefs, faith, and ritual.


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John Dewey believed formal schooling was fallingshort of its potential. Dewey emphasized learning

through various activities rather than traditionalteacher-focused curriculum.

He believed children

learned more from

guided experience

than authoritarian

instruction. He held

that learning is life

not just preparation

for life.


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Unfortunately, only some ofDewey's and Lindeman'stheories seeped into modernclassrooms for children oradults. A century after Deweyproposed learner-focused edu-cation, most formal educationstill focuses on the teacher.


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As a result, many learnersleave school having lostinterest in learning. Evengood-intentioned educa-

tors can squelch naturallyinquisitive instincts bycontrolling the learningenvironment. By adult-

hood, some people viewlearning as a chore and aburden.


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In an attempt to formulate a comprehensiveadult learning theory, Malcolm Knowles, in1973, published the book The Adult Learner:A Neglected Species. Building on the earlier

work of Lindeman, Knowles asserted thatadults require certain conditions to learn. Heborrowed the term andragogy (and-r-goj)to define and explain the conditions.


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A. F. Lange claimed that the purpose of educationshould be to produce rational, cultured citizens.

The question was how to produce such citizens.Lange tried to show that turning to both thehistory of education and the history of pedagogywould throw light on this question of means.


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The history of educationwould help us under-stand the way in whichsocial, cultural and politi-

cal conditions interact toaffect the kind of educa-tion that occurs in a parti-cular historical context

(Lange 1855).


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It is the supreme art of the teacher toawaken joy in creative expression and

knowledge. ---

Albert Einstein


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THATS ALL!

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