EDUC 2710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ted Sizer, Benjamin Barber, Democratic Education
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Americans, unshackle your minds and act like independent beings. -webster. Separating american english from british english (politically independent) Discouraging developing minds from going to europe to study (to develop nationalism for our own country) Twenty of the best geniuses will be raked from the rubbish annually. -jefferson. The education of women is considered by some men as unfriendlybut this is the prejudice of little minds. -rush. Ironic statement because educating women is only for the men"s benefit. Inputs structure, individuals, culture, politics outputs. I would maintain that the questions we need to raise about education are among the most important questions that can be raised in our society, particularly at this juncture in its history. Compulsory (required) to the district you"re in. Public education is an idea, not a mechanism. It is the glory and burden of public schools that they cater to all our our children, whether delinquent or obedientthat is what makes them public schools.
