THE ”McDONALD‘S-IZATION“ OF EDUCATION: SEARCH FOR FAST RESULTS

Journal Title: Problems of Education in the 21st Century - Year 2011, Vol 34, Issue 10

Abstract

The pace of life forces us in getting everything quickly and preferably for free, i.e. the faster – the better. No matter that fast food from McDonald’s simply kills the human organism. The crucial point is that the action itself is fast and cheap. However, I see no sense in discussing the topic of junk food. A better idea is the transformation of the above introduced term into the field of education and debates on “appetite” for learning rather than for fast food. Thus, what are the shown indications? First, it should be noticed that when considering the phenomenon of “fast” training, education fails to retain its purpose, and therefore the systems of comprehensive and higher education appear to be just a blur (Lamanauskas, 2011). Thus, the international community accepts the idea that more or less the current society is not ready for challenges posed by the 21st century. The activity of being awarded “a rapid” diploma guarantees neither individual nor social progress. The universities supporting the concept of producing similar certificates take a position of self-defeating institutions. Hence, education is not a game, and universities are not “the playgrounds full of toys”. However, an impression that the number of such “playgrounds” increases along with a growth in the amount of “players” is formed. We can be taught by others; however, education is our personal business. Finally, an educated person who is acclaimed to be a self-determined, independent and strong-minded man the qualities of whose must be inherited by the nation as a whole is our primary goal.

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Vincentas Lamanauskas

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Vincentas Lamanauskas (2011). THE ”McDONALD‘S-IZATION“ OF EDUCATION: SEARCH FOR FAST RESULTS. Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 34(10), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-35006