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Prison Notebooks (Quaderni del carcere)
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2010 · The Making of Americans
Antonio Gramsci's writings on the common school and social differences.
related Poor people must master traditional tools of discourse and learning to create a counter hegemony.
2016 · Why Knowledge Matters
Theoretical critique by Antonio Gramsci regarding the flaws in child-centered 'spontaneous development.'
related The current problems in American schooling are largely attributable to a diluted and aimless elementary curriculum emphasizing hands-on natural development.
Antonio Gramsci's critique of the 'new education' and the 'spontaneity' of child development as a 'church' paralyzing research.
direct The concept of 'spontaneity' in education falsely assumes the child's brain develops like a ball of string unwinding naturally.
Warrant (implicit): An educational philosophy that views child development as an internal, self-guided process is equivalent to an unscientific dogma that ignores the necessity of external intervention.
could fail ifCognitive developmental milestones, such as those identified by Piaget, suggest that certain capacities do emerge naturally through maturation regardless of specific instructional interventions.
Antonio Gramsci's observation from his 1929 prison notebook regarding education as a struggle against biological nature.
direct Education is a struggle against elemental biological instincts intended to produce an 'up-to-date' person for the current era.
Warrant (explicit): The primary purpose of formal education is to override inherited biological traits in order to socialize individuals into the specific cultural requirements of the modern age.
could fail ifEducational methods that fight against biological instincts rather than working with them often lead to lower engagement, psychological stress, and less efficient long-term memory retention.
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Antonio Gramsci, Notebook 1, 1929, Quaderni del Carcere, vol. 1.Antonio Gramsci, prison notebook (1929)Gramsci, Prison NotebooksGramsci, Quaderno 1 (1929)