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These liberal education reformers were attempting to reconcile what the historian of education David Labaree has called the three competing ideals in American education, each corresponding to a different end goal and a different model of the student subject. The goal of “democratic equality” sees students as citizens, with the role of schools being
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School does offer children an opportunity to escape their homes and meet new friends. But, at the same time, this process indoctrinates children with the idea that they should select their friends from among those with whom they are put together. Providing the young from their earliest age with invitations to meet, evaluate, and seek out others wou
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How do we create sustainable career opportunities for people—not just a job, or not just a place to go work? I think it’s through education. It’s through internships. I hope that I’m able to establish and build a sustainable fabric to identify these folks, get them educated in a series of schools, get them the right internships, and put them on a p
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The classes were smaller, filled with students who chose to be there. And that choice made all the difference. They were nice people who were trying to better themselves. There were no cliques or social constructs. It was a place to do the work you needed to do so you could get on with the rest of your life.