Group 2 Randy Kidd Jennifer O’Patchen- Vickers Brittany Seidel
Feb 23, 2016
Group 2
Randy KiddJennifer O’Patchen-Vickers
Brittany Seidel
•At age 14 he dropped out of school
Mortimer J. Adler
•At age 15 he began classes at Columbia University where he became interested in philosophy
•Was denied B.S. due to technicality•Enrolled in graduate program•Was allowed to join the faculty and was subsequently awarded his PhD.
Mortimer J. Adler
•His proposed innovations to the curriculum resulted in conflict with faculty
•He was reassigned to the Law School in 1931
•Appointed to the Philosophy faculty in 1930.
Educational Philosophy
• Vocal champion for Classics based education• Believed in “classless” education
• Devoted to helping non-academics educate themselves further
• Profound relationship between democracy and education
• Viewed education as a moral responsibility
Educational Philosophy
• Central to his classroom philosophy was the rebuttal of the prevailing notions of John Dewey- Opposed to Dewey’s focus on experimentation- Opposed to Dewey’s emphasis on the free
selection of values• Opposed to standardized testing
-Emphasizes short term memory skills at the expense of deeper understanding
Adlers Legacy
Lisa Delpit
B.S.- Antioch CollegeM.Ed. & Ed.D- Harvard Elementary education Language Literacy development.
•Acclaimed author of several books•Co-contributor of “The Skin that we Speak”•Contributor to the Harvard ReviewEquality in education for all students from all cultures and backgrounds
Philosophy • Ebonics• Code switching• Defined “Culture
of Power”• Values “skills-
based” approach
Accomplishments
• Institute for Philosophical Research– Helped found– Director
• Aspen Institute• Center for the Study of Great Ideas• Chairman of the Board of editors Encyclopedia
Britannica• Numerous books and essays
Conclusions and Connections