Freedom to Learn

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Freedom to Learn

• Carl R. Rogers

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Carl Rogers

• 1902-1987
• Dropped out of seminary, Ph.D. from Teachers
  College (Columbia) in 1931.
• Taught at Ohio State and University of Chicago
• Together with Abraham Maslow, developed the
  humanist approach to psychology
• Important works On Becoming a Person, Freedom to
  Learn

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Freedom to Learn

• What is behaviorism?
• Does Rogers agree with behaviorism?

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Freedom to Learn

• What does Rogers mean by freedom?
• What does he mean by commitment? How are freedom
  and commitment related?

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Freedom to Learn

• What does all this have to do with education?
• Are there philosophies of education that compare
  or contrast to Rogers ideas?