Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t...
by azmodeus on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @04:13AM
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Rather than straw man the Prussian system you could iron man it.
Corporal punishment was common when the Prussian system was founded (1800s) across the world.
The system provided free education for the lowest rungs of society for the first time in Europe, that's a mighty achievement!
Pedagogically it is a hierarchical system with a strong focus on authority. It doesn't encourage questioning authority outside of the sciences which is a feature for the authoritarian societies deploying this educational model.
Corporal punishment was common when the Prussian system was founded (1800s) across the world.
The system provided free education for the lowest rungs of society for the first time in Europe, that's a mighty achievement!
Pedagogically it is a hierarchical system with a strong focus on authority. It doesn't encourage questioning authority outside of the sciences which is a feature for the authoritarian societies deploying this educational model.