In Praise of Lameness: A Response to William Deresiewicz's "Excellent Sheep"

Autor/in	Hayes, David
Titel	In Praise of Lameness: A Response to William Deresiewicz's "Excellent Sheep"
Quelle	In: Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 19 (2020) 3, S.325-334 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1474-0222
DOI	10.1177/1474022219837879
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Teaching Methods; Poetry; Educational Philosophy; Psychological Patterns; Compliance (Psychology); Anxiety; Undergraduate Students; Selective Admission; Institutional Characteristics; Books; Memorization; College Faculty; Higher Education; Knowledge Level; Teacher Student Relationship; Teaching Experience + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lyrik; Poesie; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Angst; Bildungsselektion; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Gedächtnistraining; Fakultät; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Wissensbasis; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung
Abstract	In "Excellent Sheep," William Deresiewicz describes 'elite' higher education as one in which students perform excellently, but only in a spirit of compliance with assigned tasks. The depth of this problem -- which has a long pedigree in philosophy -- is such that an advantage might be found in non-'elite' and even manifestly lame education. This advantage is illustrated through the story of a low point in my teaching career, in which affects of anger, shame and disappointment erupted into the classroom. Because these negative feelings can make it possible for us to discover that we actually do care, such experiences -- precluded by excellent compliance -- may be important ones in the course of a meaningful education. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01