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Postman, Neil; Weingartner, Charles – 1969
Our educational system is traditional and backward-looking, and it produces students who cannot deal with change. It consists of an irrelevant, structured "subject matter" system where subject matter knowledge is the end goal, a paradox in an age of change. Traditional classroom organization must be eliminated (including grades, desks, courses,…
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Educational Change, Educational Games, Inquiry