The Crisis in Education
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"The Crisis in Education" is an essay by Hannah Arendt that examines the breakdown of traditional educational authority and its implications for modern society.
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| The Crisis in Education canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Crisis in Education Context triple: [Between Past and Future, hasPart, The Crisis in Education]
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A.
Of Education
"Of Education" is a 1644 prose tract by John Milton that outlines his humanist vision for a comprehensive, morally grounded educational system.
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B.
Education for a Changing Civilization
Education for a Changing Civilization is an influential progressive education text by William Heard Kilpatrick that explores how schooling should adapt to the social and cultural demands of modern society.
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C.
Lectures on Education
"Lectures on Education" is a collection of influential talks by American education reformer Horace Mann that helped shape 19th-century public schooling and pedagogical thought.
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D.
Our Educational Problem
"Our Educational Problem" is a work by Indian nationalist and scholar Lala Har Dayal that critiques the colonial education system and advocates for educational reform to foster self-reliance and national consciousness.
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E.
“Education for a Changing World”
“Education for a Changing World” is the guiding motto of Teachers College, Columbia University, reflecting its mission to prepare educators and leaders to address evolving global educational challenges.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Crisis in Education Target entity description: "The Crisis in Education" is an essay by Hannah Arendt that examines the breakdown of traditional educational authority and its implications for modern society.
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A.
Of Education
"Of Education" is a 1644 prose tract by John Milton that outlines his humanist vision for a comprehensive, morally grounded educational system.
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B.
Education for a Changing Civilization
Education for a Changing Civilization is an influential progressive education text by William Heard Kilpatrick that explores how schooling should adapt to the social and cultural demands of modern society.
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C.
Lectures on Education
"Lectures on Education" is a collection of influential talks by American education reformer Horace Mann that helped shape 19th-century public schooling and pedagogical thought.
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D.
Our Educational Problem
"Our Educational Problem" is a work by Indian nationalist and scholar Lala Har Dayal that critiques the colonial education system and advocates for educational reform to foster self-reliance and national consciousness.
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E.
“Education for a Changing World”
“Education for a Changing World” is the guiding motto of Teachers College, Columbia University, reflecting its mission to prepare educators and leaders to address evolving global educational challenges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | essay ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
education studies
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philosophy ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| argues |
abolition of authority in education harms both children and the world
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education should be conservative in preserving the world for newcomers ⓘ education should introduce children to an existing common world ⓘ teachers must assume responsibility for the world before the child ⓘ |
| author | Hannah Arendt ⓘ |
| collection | Between Past and Future ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
child-centered pedagogy when it abandons adult authority
ⓘ
confusion between education and politics ⓘ |
| discusses |
American educational system
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authority versus authoritarianism in education ⓘ breakdown of traditional educational authority ⓘ conservatism in education ⓘ crisis of tradition ⓘ education and politics ⓘ impact of modern mass society on education ⓘ progressivist educational reforms ⓘ protection of children from the public sphere ⓘ relationship between adults and children ⓘ responsibility of adults for the world ⓘ role of teachers as representatives of the world ⓘ worldliness of education ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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social criticism ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
debates on educational authority
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philosophy of education ⓘ political theory of education ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hannah Arendt's analysis of modernity
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Hannah Arendt's theory of authority ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
authority
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crisis of authority ⓘ education ⓘ modernity ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of the loss of authority in modern education
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defense of educational authority without authoritarianism ⓘ distinction between education and politics ⓘ |
| partOf | Between Past and Future ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective | Arendtian political theory ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
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