Deschooling Society

THE issue of the possible abolishment of examinations will be the subject of roundtable talks soon. This is indeed refreshing as the debate is long overdue. But we must first examine the context of the discussion. observation about what modernday "school" and "education" is al...

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Main Author: Abd Razak, Dzulkifli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/32597/1/DZUL59.pdf
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Summary:THE issue of the possible abolishment of examinations will be the subject of roundtable talks soon. This is indeed refreshing as the debate is long overdue. But we must first examine the context of the discussion. observation about what modernday "school" and "education" is all about. He wrote: "The pupil thereby 'schooled' to confuse teaching with learning, grade advancement with education, a diploma with competence, and fluency with the ability to say something new."