A Response to "How to Sacrifice Academic Quality"
Abstract Editors' Note: The above article is a re-joinder to “How to Sacrifice Academic Quality,” which appeared in the Spring 1979 issue of Improving College and University Teaching. The editors welcome thoughtful responses to any article appearing in the journal.
How to Sacrifice Academic Quality
easy to imagine modern scientists echoing this declaration with equal conviction. But is it possible that we are so obsessed with our pursuit of truth that we have forgotten about wisdom? Is it possible that our pride has destroyed our wisdom just as surely as M?bius' pride destroyed his wisdom? Will our search for the truth turn up answers as terrifying as those that Oedipus receives? These are the large issues that can be raised toward the end of the course after specific ideas have been examined in literary works. And these questions will emphasize again the central theme of the course: attitudes toward knowledge are mutable? they have changed greatly in the past, and they are likely to alter still more in the years to come. NOTES
Educational innovation in Musical Language Course: responses and the overcoming of limitations
This article presents an innovative methodological proposal for the development of auditory education in the course of the Language of Music. Based on this proposal, we analyze an educational community’s response to the innovations implemented, and we identify the limitations recognized throughout the learning and teaching process, as well as the strategies developed to overcome them. To this end, we applied a qualitative methodology with the classroom-based research method. The compilation of data was carried out through participant observation, captured in the journals of the professor and researcher, interviews and analysis of documents. The research results demonstrate that patience, responsibility and perseverance in their work on behalf of the professors have been key to overcoming the limitations identified and in promoting that students enjoy and learn their class contents in meaningful ways. Recibido 05/02/2018 Aceptado: 09/03/2018