Rejoinder
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11575/jet.v7i3.43718Abstract
Judging from his reply Professor Miller seems to believe more in open education, as defined in my article, than in allowing freedom in education. He feels that certain skills and knowledge are necessary for everyone to learn and that, therefore, we have not only the right, but also the responsibility, to require that everyone learn them. I do believe that it is important, though perhaps not necessary, to learn certain skills and knowledge if one is to live happily in our culture. However, I would also suggest that an individual given the freedom to decide what he learns does not resist learning them eventually as much as Professor Miller seems to fear, especially when shown their importance in a noncoercive manner. To be sure there is a lot of resistance and inability at present, but a good deal of this is a result of requirement, pressure, and expectation.
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