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Lyceum Nov 17

                                              Eric Weber

University of Kentucky


Freedom in Education:

A Philosophical Critique of Current

Conflicts in Educational Policy

Parents and guardians are naturally concerned about what their children are taught in schools.  Some lament what they feel is a lack of control over curricula and what are thought to be forces or  agendas that they believe are not in kids’ best interests. The arguments advanced in recent  conflicts take two main forms. The first, advanced in similar fashion on opposing sides of issues  concerning gender and early education, takes the form of arguments to “protect” children. The  second, typically arising in discourse about desire for exclusion or selection of curricular messages  or content, typically focuses on parents’ rights, in particular, to freedom of choice, whether  regarding selection of schools, book banning, or inclusion or exclusion of desired or undesirable  subject matters from curricula. In this talk, Dr. Weber will defend the importance of students’ and  teachers’ freedom and challenge the overreach of dominant parental views that seek to silence the  lived experiences and concerns of marginalized groups. 


Friday, November 17, 2023

at 5:00 pm,

COE, Room 164

An Informal Reception to Follow

2 comments:

  1. Section #10 Racheal Clark
    As what is supposed to be a free country, we get a little less free everyday. It's especially horrific to see it among education as we restrict others, ourselves, and the children of who they can develop to be. This isn't China, there's no need conceal and control. Our education is truly what creates freedom.

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  2. Katherine Lephew #13October 26, 2023 at 12:09 PM

    I don't think education should be so strictly governed, I mean I understand that some things shouldn't be taught to students at a certain age, but that shouldn't be restricted altogether. If anything, education should allow teaching these subjects to allow students to develop independent and critical thinking to apply it to themselves and the real world

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