Merit, meritocracy and pedagogy

Abstract

The contradictions regarding worth and meritocracy come from an utilitarian principle, in such a way that they disclaim the difference regarding peoples’ personal talents and histories. In recognizing the worth we affirm the responsibility of people, but only if we recover native moral meaning of it, far off an efficiency-based approach. To be an ally of worth, pedagogy and education are to distinguish it in relation to qualification. In such a way they are not to be considered social elevators, but are in the position to prepare citizen able to fight immorality and
privileges on one side and on the other to indirectly promote social mobility.