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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
to
'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.
The presentation