This seemingly reasonable notion appears to be so much at odds with the philosophy of pretty much every school I've ever worked in that it's quite comical. At one time I would have found this irritating, but that was the fascist in me talking. In the meantime, the fascist in me remains thrilled by a neat pile of well-organised files and a tidy classroom, which is more than a little worrying.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
The Spice of Life
There's a little bit of the fascist in all of us. The desire that everyone should do it the same way - the way that I do it - is a human constant. I imagine that anyone who becomes a teacher has more than a small dose of the dictator about them. And that's why I'm pleased to say that I generally and genuinely do like the idea of people doing things differently. I suppose the only real idea I have about education and schools is that it would be a good thing if pupils came across teachers of a wide range of character types pushing an even wider range of ideas. The virtues of variety.
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Hmm. Oh dear. That's a mild form of fascism. Bureaucratic fascism.
Schools are inherently fascist institutions. The very term is all about constraint towards a normative excellence. I could say more, but this little Wikipedia article should prove interesting...
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