{"id":5326,"date":"2010-11-30T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ssgreenberg.name\/PoliticsBlog\/?p=5326"},"modified":"2010-11-30T11:50:03","modified_gmt":"2010-11-30T16:50:03","slug":"the-questions-education-reformers-aren%e2%80%99t-asking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssgreenberg.name\/PoliticsBlog\/2010\/11\/30\/the-questions-education-reformers-aren%e2%80%99t-asking\/","title":{"rendered":"The Questions Education Reformers Aren\u2019t Asking"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a long article by Mike Rose posted on truthdig.com, The Questions Education Reformers Aren\u2019t Asking<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

…both elite and mainstream media have pretty much fallen in line with the reigning policy talk about the problems with our schools and how to fix them. As well, no one in power is asking the more fundamental questions like: What is the purpose of education in a democracy, and are our reforms enhancing\u2014or possibly restricting\u2014that purpose?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The article closes with:<\/p>\n

The way we express the purpose of schooling shapes our collective definition of the educated person. If we want our youth to thrive and stay in school, the goal of all current school reforms, then we need an education policy that embodies the full range of reasons people go to school in a free society.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The article is composed of five parts that are all linked together.\u00a0 To give you some idea of the content, I’ll post the titles of the five parts and the direct links to each part.<\/p>\n