Recognition of a Teacher as Public Intellectual 1) Write a case study of a teacher / educator you consider to be a public intellectual and explain why?
(1100 words)
2) To what extent do you agree that teachers should be recognised as public intellectuals?”
(1100 words). “Public intellectual” is neither an employment category nor a phrase that lends itself well to introducing yourself.
“What do you do?”
“I’m a public intellectual.”
It sounds ridiculous. Anyone who makes that statement out loud ought to offer it up with a wink. I like to imagine delivering the line as Groucho Marx, raising an eyebrow and flicking a cigar.
Academics are intellectuals.
