BKC's Adam Zeigler writes that "Libraries stand for access to information, privacy, freedom of expression, learning, preservation, service, diversity, and social responsibility.
According to Ellström (1996), such a degree of learning freedom can be placed at the lowest level of autonomy in learning, where students have no freedom in the learning situation, a reproductive learning.
"Public libraries invoke images of our freedom to learn, a cornerstone of our democracy," Deanna Hanashiro, a retired teacher, said at the most recent city council meeting.
How disagreement is a key part of learning, and freedom, and something we must all protect.
It would be better to admit our paternity, and [admit] that our primary mistake in the education that we gave them was that we closed our societies, our schools, and our media to freedom and knowledge, to the possibility of learning from mistakes".
This freedom is critical for enhancing autonomy and ownership of learning.
Dr. Greene's books include "The Dialectic of Freedom," "Landscapes of Learning," "Teacher As Stranger: Educational Philosophy for the Modern Age" and "Variations on a Blue Guitar," a collection of essays on aesthetic education.
