Rediscovering the Democratic Purposes of Education
Mcdonnell, Lorraine / Timpane, P. Michael / Benjamin, Roger
Why do America's public schools seem unable to meet today's social challenges? As competing interest groups vie over issues like funding and curricula, we seem to have lost sight of the democratic purposes originally intended for public education.Public schools were envisioned by the Founders as democratically run institutions for instilling civic values, but today's education system seems more concerned with producing good employees than good...