The Ideas of the University Student
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SummaryHere at Columbia University I am asked to weigh two arguments, which are concerned with the nature of the scales I use to weigh them as well as with the purpose of those scales. By scales I am referring to the university setting in America. The first argument is made by John Newman in The Idea of a University. Newman presents a sober discourse which says that the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake is worthy and capable of standing alone. He also acknowledges the importance of other forms of knowledge and pursuits. Paulo Freire’s more recent arguments in the Pedagogy of the Oppressed outline a means of education called “problem-posing” which provides a useful framework for those wishing to pursue liberal knowledge in the manner of Newman. However, Freire’s extreme rhetoric and theories about the ideal purpose of education are contradictory and take away from his overall argument.
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- Newman's picture of a university is more moderate and representative of modern education.
- Freire however wants everyone to be involved.
- Where Freire goes wrong is in failing to accept the various paths people can take.
- Education today is strengthened by an awareness of its pitfalls
- Education today is certainly more accessible than it was in the past.
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