The Old School

Dr. Bourgeois and Mr. Miller recall their time in German schools, drawing out contrasts with the American system. They explore what is "typisch Deutsch" for teachers and students and how none of it would work in the United States.

Show Notes

Musical credit:
"Fugue"

Steven Bourgeois
From Presence (2005)
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What is The Old School?

Dr. Steven Bourgeois and Mr. Ross Miller lead an informal discussion between a current and a former teacher on topics that challenge "best practices" in contemporary education. In keeping with Neil Postman (1979), we support the conserving function of education: “Its aim at all times is to make visible the prevailing biases of a culture and then, by employing whatever philosophies of education are available, to oppose them.”