69.048 - Education in a Minor Key

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The public discourse of education in the media must satisfy the requirements of federal and state bureaucracies, the requirements of accrediting agencies, educational reports, grant proposals, and such that resonate with that discourse. We all know how to play the chords of education in this “major key.” This symposium explores the rich secondary language developed by teachers and students to testify to the phenomenology of the classroom. We call it education in a minor key. Here, we name only a few minor educational chords – wonder, boredom, and courage - while the discussant will examine their commonalities and invite the audience to provide more examples of their own.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Philosophical Studies in Education

Chair

• Jim Garrison, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Papers

• Wonder in Education - A.G. Rud, Washington State University

• On Educational Boredom - Chris Higgins, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Courage in a New Key - Barbara S. Stengel, Vanderbilt University

Discussant

• Jim Garrison, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University