BLOG DUE MONDAY!!!:-))

The character of Katherine Watson has a definite philosophy of teaching and life.  It is partly defined by the conflicts that arise during the film: between the conventional expectations of society and Katherines belief that women should have the same freedoms that men have.  Realizing her students’ potential, she decided not to teach from the textbook and instead insists that they think independently.  She exposes them to exciting contemporary art (like Jackson Pollock’s painting) telling them they are “not required to like it; just consider it.”  We learned that this kind of teaching is called Progressive.

For your closing assignment- BLOG due Monday:

Compare this style of teaching with the teaching style that is described in this extract from

Charles Dickens’ mid-nineteenth century novel Hard Times:

“NOW, what I want is, Facts.  Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts.  Facts alone are wanted in life.  Plant nothing else, and root out everything else.  You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever be of any service upon these children.  Stick to Facts, sir!”

(Ch.1, p. 5, Everyman, London: 1994)