Categories

TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, EDUCATION

Areas

PRACTITIONER:teaching design and practices, PRACTITIONER:family connections and partnerships

Authors

Mike Rose

Published

2008

Publisher

Equity Alliance at ASU

Abstract

As the 2008 election moves center stage, I would like us to pause and ask ourselves the big question. Why do we as a nation yearly engage in the hugely expensive and culturally monumental ritual of sending children to school? From everything we hear, it’s to prepare the next generation for the economy, and that preparation is measured through scores on standardized tests. This has been the primary justification for education for a generation.But our children are more than economic beings, and learning and development cannot be reduced to a few test scores.Education turned my life around, so I come at this issue in a very personal way. I long to hear more in our national discussion about the powerful effect education can have on young people’s lives.

Files

• http://ea.niusileadscape.org/docs/FINAL_PRODUCTS/LearningCarousel/WhyDoWeEducateOurChildren.pdf