Primary Education & Post Plowden Legacy
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Subject:
Tutor: Alastair Horbury
Assignment: Critique of given text - Chapter 6, 'Pupils at Work.'
Due: Mon 14 Nov 94
INTRODUCTION
The task assigned was to read all six chapters provided, select one and produce
a critique on the subject matter. The chapter selected was number six which
analyse ....
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.... teachers' and pupils' ideas of what constitutes worthwhile work. The
author sets out to define 'the meaning of work' and in doing so draws our
attention to differences between 'pleasurable work' and 'labour'. Workmanship,
it is argued, has been replaced by unskilled labour and people now work as a
means to an end seeking enjoyment through other avenues such as hobbies and
recreation.
Teaching methods and school ethos' in general are seen as outmoded and alien to
the cultural and ....
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