Abstract
-198- kirid of spiritual support, there appears little hope for those who are under the pressure of daily economic problems and who are seduced by the pleasures of materialism `. Although `alienation`, which is a product of obedience to the authority, does dismiss those concepts and values that will help survive individualism, this time we are faced with a rather different. kind of `individualism`. Because, while the established notion of individualism (as a characteristic of the liberating man) calls for the fact that the values of the individual are taken into account together with those of the other individuals, this concept of neo-individualism includes solipsism only. We believe that in order to get rid of the current illness of egoism and obedience to the authority, it is essential that, primarily, state politics and consequently views on economic life are reconstructed (or, at least, spiritual values are valued as important as economic values) and that education methods in education institutions are changed so that current patterns of thought can undergo an evolution. Bearing a changeover of this kind in mind, we have-designed an education model, the content of which consists of aims that focus on activating such thought processes as problem solving, critical thinking and creativity. We believe that the most important motifs of this model - through which we hope to provide the means for intellectual liberation and (in Mengüşoğlu's words) dismiss the `hafız` tradition - are-199- to provide means for student participation (as easy as taking part in a game) to the teaching event, to make the student enjoy the learning event and the learning meterial by means of introducing him his own `intrinsic characteristics` and as a result of this to free brains from the depressing and opportunist effects of mentalism» While benefiting from the opinion of authorities on teaching methods, we have not highlighted these opinions as the authoritative body of our model; besides, our model does not aim to be an authority. Not only is it open to discussion and criticism, it is ready to benefit from other models as well (provided that these models aim to liberate minds and defend intellectual independence). While we accept the fact that there will always be paradigms, our aim should be to pass over difficulties and paradigms, and we should acknowledge change, difference and dynamism as our motto.
