Is Education Possible?
By DONALD DeMARCO It may seem odd to question whether education is possible. After all, is it not true that education is going on, if not flourishing, all over North America? The question, however, is not without merit for, in far too many instances, what passes for education is not really education at all. Relativism, skepticism, and deconstructionism, to cite just a few examples, are not forms of education, despite their broad popularity. I would like to delineate two major enemies to education in our present democratic society. The first is a strong sense on the part of the student of his liberties. Yet these liberties can come into conflict with the legitimate authority of the teacher. It has been…Continue Reading