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Yes between us we may be able
issues which are central to education.

to draw out

SS2 It's on control then.

SS3

It's on the birth of state education - it
starts off talking about educational provision
before the state intervenes - The Illych de-
schooled society with its networks - then

it goes on to how the State intervenes, defin-
itions of education for the working class.

It is actually a mammoth complicated area
to look at - I'm not sure how best to approach

- shall I

try to simplify

draw out some

the things

that

are

most

portant

for

use today.....

The academic reading and research that informed the essay is impressive
and by this time in the year the knowledge the students have of each
other enables them to discuss and apply such work to their own con-
cerns in school. This is only possible with the sharing of the school

experience throughout the year

and the commitment

the group that

comes

from experiencing

its usefulness over time.

The discussion

and the function of the essay in enabling the group to attend

'things that are most important for use today* will be examined in

the section on theorising. But it should be noted that a commitment

to this sort of activity, which is a stance taken in the school group

work to essays, books, and lectures requires representation other
than that of discussion within the group. Such discussion is essen-
tial for the reflective process but equally reflection requires obser-

vations

systematisation

observations

formulations and reform-

ulations and here the course work plays an important part.

Equally important and often overlooked in a crowded PGCE timetable

is the time required for certain sorts of work. A school group semi

nar

sometimes

occupies a whole morning and groups in discussing their

plans for a term can take

account of their own needs.