THE PROMISES OF RADICAL DEMOCRATIC EDUCATION
Reading Sarah Amsler’s article has been interesting since it outlines the criticality of education based on its contribution and creation of democracy in modern societies. However, numerous questions have emerged on traditions leading to critical pedagogy due to the increased urgency to understand the radical forms of democratic life.
- What were Amsler’s sentiments, which led to questions on what is to offer a critique? Is it something that most people can understand from ordinary senses as developed by individuals?
- What are the contributions higher forms of learning have developed in new political imaginaries? Has critical pedagogy played a role in the development of political imaginaries?
- Can the classical promise developed by critical pedagogy be referred to as a form of liberation? Moreover, how does social wisdom develop a deeper understanding of individual possibilities developing imposed repression and state of domination in society?
The article by Amsler has illustrated how the spirit of criticality notions has been utilized to comprehend the critical theory. As such, sociological imaginations have been utilized to understand some of the complex social forces in history. Consequently, the reading is a source of inspiration because it simplifies and justifies revolutionary politics by rearranging different forms of human affairs.