Maxine Greene Reading Guide

1. Where does Green stand in relation to:

· Free Choice? (Thomism) Note Col. 1, p. 276 "control vs. conditioned"

· Enduring ideas? (Idealism) Note Col. 1, p. 276 "wide-awakeness"

· Specific bodies of knowledge? (Realism) Note Col. 2, p. 276 "The historian and facts"

2. What is it in relation to knowledge and the learner?

Note Col. 1, p.277 "reciprocal action"

3. What is the criteria for including materials in the curriculum or not?

· Note Col. 2, p. 277: "quest for meaning" Whose meaning?

· " engage people in posing questions" Questions about what?

· "respond to real problems" What sort of problems?

4. How are traditional subjects apt to be organized?

Note Col. 2, p. 277 "interdisciplinary"

5. Relationship between art, literature and freedom?

Note Col. 1, p. 278 "Act of confidence in the fredom of men"
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