Greg Lawless in his most recent post does wonderfully at representing very much my thoughts on how to resolve the 'individuals vs structures' dichotomy by expressing more of Myles Horton's views. I take a somewhat Illichian view of education. The reason this is true is because there really is no such thing as an empty vessel - unless relatively recently conceived. All our experiences are somehow relevant to whatever we learn in any way formal or informal.
Education has to find that relevance through negotiation and interaction.
This doesn't mean that any Canon is trashed, merely that it be held up for critical examination. So perhaps 'an' answer to the dichotomy between individuals and structures as a means to determine directions for change is to see the relation as being the empowerment of individuals through sharing ideas about how structures relate to human desires. He indicated a distaste for profanity and considered my post a flame. I won't put the various definitions here since I believe most of us here a quite competent profaners and are able to use the word correctly. I should also point out that I don't really care that it is in a dictionary or not.