Education

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Teaching by asking questions: http://www.garlikov.com/Soc_Meth.html

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Mystery Science mysteryscience.com

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Ayn Rand summary on Education

http://www.aynrand.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=6151&news_iv_ctrl=1069

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Ayn Rand's concept of independence can provide the basis for understanding the meaning of "freedom" in education. According to most educational theorists, teacher "intervention" into a child's activities (e.g., setting course requirements, enforcing discipline, setting goals, even correcting students' errors) interferes with a child's independence. The traditionalists retain intervention but reject independence as a goal, and the progressives advocate independence but forsake cognitive instruction.

Teachers are left with a false alternative: they must choose between teaching and independence. But, in fact, teacher intervention -- is a primary tool for helping students to attain full independence. Ayn Rand showed that the essence of independence is cognitive: independence is reliance on one's own judgment. While the capacity for independent choice is inherent in man, the skills and confidence necessary for self-reliance do not arise automatically. Teacher intervention-i.e., instruction and guidance-provides enormous benefits: for the most able students, such intervention is a time-saver; for the least able, it is a life-saver.

This video is a part of full lectures on Human Nature, by Stephen Hicks