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In reply to the discussion: Public Education [View all]wavesofeuphoria
(525 posts)7. Great post ...
I was just having a conversation with the fam about this notion. Being a former teacher, I held the belief (which was explicitly supported by my education programs) that the purpose of free public education was to insure a citizenry able to contribute in a democratic society. That started changing after "A Nation at Risk". And now we have the stupid purpose being "preparing for career or college." It's all about the money.
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"current “war on teachers” (especially the war on teachers’ unions) is actually a war on democracy"
madfloridian
Sep 2014
#3
It sounds a lot like the old argument about the value of a liberal arts education....
femmocrat
Sep 2014
#4
Congress is not to informing, its to be informed by its electorate. They operate on our will....
marble falls
Sep 2014
#8
Great post and thread. I graduated high school in 1965, when Civics was still required to graduate.
mountain grammy
Sep 2014
#29
That public education is not a fundamental Constitutional right is one of the founders' greatest
ancianita
Sep 2014
#30