Key insights

• ⚒️ Theodore Brameld is the founder of social reconstructionism
• 🌍 Social reconstructionism emerged in response to the conservative societal conditions of the 20th century
• 🤝 It aims to create a cohesive and compassionate society through education
• 🎓 Social reconstructionists critique traditional education for failing to prepare students for a diverse and rapidly changing world
• 🌱 They advocate for education that reflects and addresses societal issues to enable students to promote social change
• 🔀 Brameld believed in using education to promote social and political change
• 📚 Reconstructionism curriculum emphasizes social reform through culturalism, equality, and futurism
• 👥 Role of teachers as social activists and facilitators, involving students in discussions of moral dilemmas and fostering social action to reconstruct society

Q&A

• What are the key features of a reconstructionist curriculum?

  A reconstructionist curriculum emphasizes social reform through culturalism, equality, and futurism. It involves critical examination of cultural heritage and controversial issues, focusing on student experience, social action, and the role of teachers as social activists and facilitators.

• How did Vermont contribute to social reconstructionism?

  Vermont advocated for significant changes in the education system, emphasizing personal development, social qualities, practical learning, and aiming to eliminate oppression while involving educators in social causes.

• What are the main criticisms of traditional education by social reconstructionists?

  Social reconstructionists critique traditional education for failing to prepare students for societal problems, promote social change, and adapt to a diverse and rapidly changing world.

• Who is the founder of social reconstructionism?

  Theodore Brameld is the founder of social reconstructionism, advocating for the reconstruction of education to create a more socially just world and emphasizing the continuous testing of values through evidence.

• What is social reconstructionism in education?

  Social reconstructionism in education is a philosophy that emerged in response to conservative societal conditions of the 20th century. It emphasizes the need for education to create a cohesive and compassionate society through addressing societal issues and promoting social change.

• 00:02 Social reconstructionism is a philosophy of education founded by Theodore Brameld as a response to the societal conditions of the 20th century, emphasizing the need for education to create a cohesive and compassionate society.
• 02:01 Social reconstructionists argue that traditional education does not prepare students to address societal problems and promote social change. They believe in the need for a more socially just world, as exemplified by Vermont in response to the aftermath of World War II.
• 04:04 Bremeld believed in using education to promote social and political change, with a focus on creating an aware and active citizenry. He advocated for the reconstruction of education to create a school system with democracy and emphasized the continuous testing of values through evidence.
• 06:00 Burmeister believed in liberal experimental education and social reconstructionism, emphasizing the importance of adapting values based on evidence and social consensus. He proposed that education should transmit and modify culture, aiming to create a new social order.
• 07:58 Vermont proposed significant changes in the education system emphasizing personal development, social qualities, and practical learning. Reconstructionism aims to address oppression and involve educators in social causes.
• 09:54 Reconstructionist curriculum emphasizes social reform through culturalism, equality, and futurism. It critically examines cultural heritage and controversial issues, focusing on student experience and social action. Teachers play the role of social activists and facilitators, involving students in discussions of moral dilemmas and fostering social action to reconstruct society.