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The Epic, Must-Read Coverage in New York Magazine (Derek Newton)

Higher Education Inquirer

I asked Wendy if I could read the paper she turned in, and when I opened the document, I was surprised to see the topic: critical pedagogy, the philosophy of education pioneered by Paulo Freire. The philosophy examines the influence of social and political forces on learning and classroom dynamics. Its a cheating engine.

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Can—and Should—Colleges Educate the Whole Person?

Inside Higher Ed

Shouldn’t the goal of an undergraduate education go beyond producing budding businessfolk or chemists or engineers or literary critics or manufacturing career-ready graduates? It should nurture their development across every dimension: emotional, ethical, physical and social.

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