Should we continue to oppose learning and transmission?

This book tries to explain the construction of knowledge by addressing the wide range of angles, whether related to the history, traditions or philosophical and political currents: our relationship to knowledge, empowerment of the individual, the family, the theory of evolution, cultural factors, language learning, brain function, to the supposed consequences of Internet on learning give as many lines of thought.

Faced with two opposing views, that of the traditional school that transmits knowledge held by The Master ("forward"), and that of emancipation where the child becomes an actor in the construction of their knowledge ("learn") this book attempts a reconciliation that now appears inevitable. He noted the inconsistencies of our societies, where the acquisition of knowledge becomes such a challenge that it can not easily reconcile the need for empowerment of students, which requires patience, and learning more and more demanding and competitive . Do well and better, but do we have the will, especially to give time?

A sentence of anthology: the recapitulation of phylogeny by ontogeny ;-) importantly, that this does not deter you from reading this fascinating book!