Frankly, I have never been able to find an application for PCT in
educational practice. It's a nice way to demonstrate conflict, but
conflict
really has little to do with learning. I think teachers begin to make
progress when they realize that learning is about pattern recognition and
begin to see how difficult it is to affect that process in their students.
Fortunately, most learning has nothing to do with schooling. Were this not
the case, we'd be in real trouble.
I feel that a teacher who understands the basics of PCT runs a more open and
accepting classroom while encouraging self-directed learning. As to
learning having nothing to do with schooling, aren't you ignoring all the
misguided and useless learning that takes place? And that's why I'm
convinced we are in real trouble.
David Wolsk
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From: Bruce Gregory <bruce_gregory@USA.NET>
To: <CSGNET@LISTSERV.UIUC.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 3:57 AM
Subject: Re: Requirement
[From Bruce Gregory (2001.0410.1035)]
Me:
> Frankly, I have never been able to find an application for PCT in
> educational practice. It's a nice way to demonstrate conflict, but
conflict
> really has little to do with learning. I think teachers begin to make
> progress when they realize that learning is about pattern recognition and
> begin to see how difficult it is to affect that process in their students.
> Fortunately, most learning has nothing to do with schooling. Were this not
> the case, we'd be in real trouble.
David Wolsk:
I feel that a teacher who understands the basics of PCT runs a more open and
accepting classroom while encouraging self-directed learning.
Yes that certainly could be, but it isn't necessary to try to understand
PCT (which Rick reminds me that I have totally failed to accomplish despite
several years of effort) in order to treat people as autonomous and
goal-oriented.
As to
learning having nothing to do with schooling, aren't you ignoring all the
misguided and useless learning that takes place?
I'm with Leslie Hart (and Henry Adams), schooling can only frustrate
learning and make it unpalatable to most who are exposed to it.
And that's why I'm
convinced we are in real trouble.
Me too!
BG