The examination of the three models of education considered here as well as the ideas of Farber and McLuhan can clarify some basic problems facing educators and students. While I have possibly ignored some practical issues, I have assumed that creative and courageous changes by individual instructors in their classrooms can result in a more meaningful learning environment, one which leads to increased satisfaction for teacher and learner and where greater role flexibilities can result in more accurate personal perception and acceptance. Such changes could contribute to the modification of existing institutions.
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