In his definition of students’ interest, Dewey (1934) pointed out that educators misinterpret this concept, categorizing them as (1) “advocates of autonomy” and (2) advocates of efforts. He defined “advocates of autonomy” as those teachers who believe that students should have the freedom to choose what they learn, while “Advocates of efforts” believe tasks are never interesting; therefore, to achieve progress, a teacher must impose tasks upon students; coerce students to accomplish tasks and thus help students to develop the habits of doing so; that is, develop the habit of attending to all tasks. Dewey argued that both views were erroneous, stating that with the former students become wayward, and with the latter, students because stiff taskmasters, devoid of flexibility and creativity. In this course and/or treatise, participants will learn about the middle ground and avoid the extream stand points.
There are two versions of this treatise: (A) Private/personal reading version and (B) Course Version – 4 Credits
(A) Private/personal reading version; to request a copy of this treatise, click or cut and paste the following link and complete the form. https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/XCJJ5TH28C39Q
You will receive your copy within five (5) business days.
(B) Course Version – 4 Credits; Click or cut and paste https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/6EV6FN37TXMK8 to register and enroll for this course. Once enrolled in this course you will be working towards certification in CSCTL practices.
To Self-Enroll, click the self-enrollment link and you will receive a link; click on the link and follow the steps; (a) course, (b) student, (c) self-enrollment, and (d) complete the form and transmit.
Within 24 hours after enrollment, you will receive a welcome message, CSCTL course syllabus (Course Guide) with details regarding the following;
(1) Course schedule and activities.
(2) Resources to help familiarize with course concepts.
(2) Course assignments and exercises
(3) Course Instructor’s responsibilities/feedback
(4) Required Work-Books and Material
(5) Power Points where necessary And More
This course will consist of seven weeks of learning activities with bi-weekly writing assignments and feedback from the Course Instructor.
The final and/or capstone assignment will consist of three to five pages of your personal views or reflections regarding the seven weeks of the topic and/or learning activities.
