Here is a reading we can discuss in our first class that concentrates on education, broadly conceived, in ‘dangerous’ (neoliberal) times: Giroux 2014.pdf (Note it will print out from last page to first, with the reference details on the last page.)

The issue of ‘danger’ is a common narrative pursued in education, often to very different ends. For instance, here's a 2016 article in the NZ Herald on 'dangerous' teachers.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/81094879/Primary-schools-say-trainee-teachers-would-be-dangerous-if-new-legislation-passes

Here is Giroux (2015) speaking energetically about the role of public education in "dark" times! Henry Giroux: Where is the Outrage? Critical Pedagogy in Dark Times

Here's a link to an interesting article, which connects ideas raised by Hannah Arendt to the current political situation in the USA - which impacts on education! https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/01/totalitarianism-in-age-donald-trump-lessons-from-hannah-arendt-protests

And finally just to turn the notion of ‘dangerous teachers’ on its head, consider this tweet from the leader of the alleged free world:

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If you want to be provoked, here’s a link to the Washington Post article:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2018/02/24/president-trump-says-arming-teachers-would-be-up-to-states-and-very-inexpensive/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_pp-trump-247pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.4bc6b7e999ec