ASSIGNMENT 03
Name : Raeesa
Surname : Jeewa
Module code : SAE3701
Due date : 08 August 2022
Student number : 47766549
Unique number : 779146
, QUESTION 1
1. According to Christie, what purposes do schools serve?
Nation-building and citizenship – political goals – are the key
purposes of schooling.
In a democracy, public education – schooling – is one of the
major vehicles for teaching the values of a society to children
and young adults.
The primary purpose of a school is to provide an environment
where teaching and learning take place.
Education is about the development of the individual.
An important purpose of schooling is to prepare people for the
world of work beyond school.
2. According to Christie, what is the role of critical intellectuals in
education?
The role of critical intellectuals in education is to continue to
question, probe and explore what exists. The challenge is not to
view what exists as inevitable and unchanging – and not to
underestimate the task of changing what exists. The task is to
keep envisaging alternatives, to keep challenging with new
ideas, and to keep pressing against the boundaries of common
sense towards something better. The task is always to hold an
ethical position on education, which entails a commitment to
continuously thinking about how we may best live with others
in the world we share. As educators, our task is to enrich
debates from within educational discourses. We need to work
with governments without ‘thinking like them’; to work with
teachers and students; to explore the outermost edges of
understanding; and to face rather than deny or accommodate
what is in front of us. To change schooling in South Africa, more
radical measures are needed to reduce social injustices and
work towards greater equity. We need more resources and
Name : Raeesa
Surname : Jeewa
Module code : SAE3701
Due date : 08 August 2022
Student number : 47766549
Unique number : 779146
, QUESTION 1
1. According to Christie, what purposes do schools serve?
Nation-building and citizenship – political goals – are the key
purposes of schooling.
In a democracy, public education – schooling – is one of the
major vehicles for teaching the values of a society to children
and young adults.
The primary purpose of a school is to provide an environment
where teaching and learning take place.
Education is about the development of the individual.
An important purpose of schooling is to prepare people for the
world of work beyond school.
2. According to Christie, what is the role of critical intellectuals in
education?
The role of critical intellectuals in education is to continue to
question, probe and explore what exists. The challenge is not to
view what exists as inevitable and unchanging – and not to
underestimate the task of changing what exists. The task is to
keep envisaging alternatives, to keep challenging with new
ideas, and to keep pressing against the boundaries of common
sense towards something better. The task is always to hold an
ethical position on education, which entails a commitment to
continuously thinking about how we may best live with others
in the world we share. As educators, our task is to enrich
debates from within educational discourses. We need to work
with governments without ‘thinking like them’; to work with
teachers and students; to explore the outermost edges of
understanding; and to face rather than deny or accommodate
what is in front of us. To change schooling in South Africa, more
radical measures are needed to reduce social injustices and
work towards greater equity. We need more resources and
