Education for Everyone: Agenda for Education in a Democracy
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (792 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 078797224X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Good book Hteacher The book has been helpful as I work through grad class. However, to be honest, if I wasn't required to read this book for class I can't say that I would voluntarily buy it for personal use. It comes off as a book for education higher-ups rather than the everyday, run-of-the-mill educator.
It is about having real faith in real people to do what is right, just, and honorable.. We must return to the primary purpose of education and ensure that it is indeed for everyone. The Agenda for Education in a Democracy proposed by the authors is more than an effort to simply revitalize a faltering civics curriculum. It is about taking democracy seriously. It is about restoring a shared humanity to the educational process. It is about placing power and responsibility—a concept more demanding of the individual than is accountability—in the hands of those who need and deserve it. It is about taking the idea of excellence seriously. The founders of our Republic envisioned education as providing for all citizens the necessary apprenticeship in the understanding and practice of democracy. To make
“The authors of Education for Everyone provide a basic primer for why public schools are central to democracy and how they need to change in order to fulfill their historic purpose. In contrast to ‘reform’ movements that assume a universal problem without diagnosi ng it, ‘renew al’ reminds us to think again about the aims of education and how we might do better. Education for Everyone invites the reader to think deeply about the power of one word, ‘DEMOCRACY,’ and why it remains the true foundation of the American educational system.” —Cile Chavez, president, Cile Chavez Consulting, Inc. McWorld