Archive - A General Education

Malcolm X on a Life of Learning

Themes, Images, and Questions from The Autobiography.

Jun 13 •

May 2024

Voltaire on Working the Gardens of Our Classrooms

Are you a Pangloss, Martin, or Candide?

May 28 •

March 2024

Mencius on Finding Our Life Paths

Should we search for our life's purpose when we are young?

Mar 26 •

February 2024

Raising Questions with Robin Wall Kimmerer

The things that baffle us create the best learning experiences for students--and readers.

Feb 23 •

January 2024

Philip K. Dick on Refusing--or Not Refusing--New Technologies

Should teachers should feel compelled to teach and use artificial intelligence in their courses?

Jan 23 •

November 2023

Hannah Arendt on Classroom Authority

What if the traditional practices of education that discomfort us are the very ones that will help us achieve our progressive educational goals?

Nov 28, 2023 •

October 2023

John Dewey On Artificial Intelligence in Education

When does artificial intelligence support--or interfere with--human learning?

Oct 16, 2023 •

August 2021

Knowledge, Old and New

Welcome to A General Education by James M. Lang. Writer and educator. Author of Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning. Join us…

Aug 15, 2021 •

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