Have you thought about the role of schools in the U.S.? What do you make of Counts’ challenge to use public schools to remake society, given what you know of contemporary politics?
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
January 26… Labaree’s Competing Purposes of Schools
Are there any major purposes of schooling left out by Labaree? What do you make of his conclusion (Is there any hope to push back against the predominant notion of education as a private good?)?
January 31…Public Schooling in the U.S.: The Beginnings
Comment on Jefferson’s plan for public education, particularly on what his plan says about what TJ saw as the purpose of education. How do Jefferson’s aims compare to Mann’s aims? Feel free to also consider the plans’ shortcomings, but do your best to keep things in historical perspective.
February 7…Schooling and Social Change in an Unjust Society
After reading a bit from Dubois and Washington, where do you come down on their disagreements regarding the best way to educate African-Americans in the post-civil War U.S.? Does their debate have any relevance today (for African-Americans or other marginalized groups)?
February 14…Progressive Approaches
From what you can tell, how would Dewey have reacted to the Brooklyn Free School?
February 16…Qualitative Research
How do Lincoln and Guba’s ideas compare to your understanding of the nature of research?
Feb. 28 (This is a date change)…The Contemporary Scene (Demerath)
React to Demerath's depiction of the "Wilton Way." Did you recognize anything from your own schooling? The author draws directly on Labaree--do you see any connections to any other readings?
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