“Critical educators argue that
any worthwhile theory of schooling must be partisan. That is, it must be
fundamentally tied to a struggle for a qualitatively better life for all by
constructing a society based on nonexploitative relations and social justice.” –MacLaren,
p. 132
Please think about the quotation above and the reading in general and comment on how/whether this thinking fits with the kind of work you want to do with your PhD and beyond. Feel free to talk about what is inspiring, challenging, intimidating, unreasonable, etc. about the critical perspective in social science research.
Note: if you get the chance to post prior to class, that's great, but since I put this up far too late, I will give the first ten minutes of class for folks to jot down some thoughts prior to our discussion.
