2018 Workshop Talk | 54:14 | All Grade Levels, General Classroom
Summary
Metaphors are powerful tools that profoundly affect how we think and live. Throughout history numerous metaphors have been used to describe the nature of education, and these have had a formative impact on educational theory and practice. In this seminar we will examine three particularly influential educational metaphors: Plato’s cave, the industrial factory, and a guided journey. We will discuss the significant educational implications of each of these metaphors and consider how they both describe and prescribe our understanding of education. We will conclude by briefly exploring a number of other educational metaphors and considering some of the practical ways in which our own educational practices are guided and limited by them.
Speaker
Dr. David Diener holds a BA in philosophy and ancient languages from Wheaton College as well as an MA in philosophy, an MS in history and philosophy of education, and a dual PhD in philosophy and philosophy of education from Indiana University. In addition to working as a high-end custom trim carpenter for an Amish company and living as a missionary for three years in Bogotá, Colombia, he has taught at the Stony Brook School on Long Island, served as head of upper schools at Covenant Classical School in Fort Worth, TX, and currently is the head of school at Grace Academy in Georgetown, TX. He also teaches philosophy courses for Taylor University and offers consulting services through Classical Academic Press. He is the author of Plato: The Great Philosopher-Educator and serves as the series editor of Giants in the History of Education. The Dieners have four wonderful children and are passionate about classical Christian education and the impact it can have on the church, our society, and the world.
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The Association of Classical & Christian Schools presents Repairing the Ruins, the ACCS annual conference, copyright ACCS. You may make additional copies of this recording for use by your school but please do not sell any copies of the recording, or post it on the internet.
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