Professors resist treating students as whole people rather than as knowledge seekers

Evidence

With a traditional view of teacher authority, there are some assumptions made about the learning environment. The teacher is considered competent and knowledgeable in the area of the content. Other aspects of perceived teacher authority may be that the teacher is the person whose opinions matter above all else; he or she establishes the “right” and “wrong” understanding of material, as well as a classroom oriented to the teacher’s beliefs and perspective. … By disregarding the knowledge students bring into class such as languages, customs, rituals, and conclusions about the world, teachers act as an oppressor in an environment where students have little to no control and whose only option is to set aside their experiences to appease the one person who controls their lives. — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 724 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Fear of losing student respect drives professors back to traditional teaching — bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress: Education as…, 274; Scholars who advocate critical pedagogy often fail to embody it in their own classrooms — bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress: Education as…, 280; Conservatism teaches professors they have nothing to learn from students. — bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress: Education as…, 296 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Professors unconcerned with inner wellbeing feel most threatened by liberatory pedagogy demands #expands (0.78)
• Traditional teacher authority dismisses student knowledge and acts oppressively #corroborates (0.76) — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 724