VIEWS OF EDUCATION

Americans have faith in education. They view the school as a symbol of the American dream and a provider of equality and opportunity. With education, one has a chance to eliminate ignorance and prejudice and increase social mobility. The school is a place to nurture and develop children. Disagreements between people and educational policies can be viewed as passionate disputes.

Educational crisis is not a new situation. The 1970s brought a crisis which included the inequalities of education, oppressive authoritarianism, and thwarted personal development of students. The 1980s had a new emphasis on excellence and literacy, attributed to the decline of standards and authority. The educational system can be viewed as having insurmountable problems, or teachers can be viewed as having the power to influence change in a positive way.

The foundations of education are viewed as the history, philosophy, politics, and sociology of education. The history of education offers a view of how schools are a product of many factors, and present problems are inherited and influenced by pa

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have equal opportunity to succeed in society. In this case the pluralistic nature of the United States society and respect for cultural diversity are taught, as is the importance of citizenship and educated participation in a democratic society. Educational Values & America Conservatives, liberals, and radicals have different views on the role of the school as a component of the American dream, which is social mobility and equality of opportunity. Conservatives see schools as ensuring that all students have an opportunity to compete, and individual merit is encouraged and rewarded. Liberals think that schools should ensure equality of opportunity, with a minimization of inequality. Radicals view the schools as needing to reduce the inequality of educational results and provide upward social mobility. Conservatives state that the schools have been successful in providing a quality education for those capable of taking advantage of it, and this is responsible for the superiority of the United States. They also state that progressive reforms of the twentieth century have eroded the quality of schools, curriculum, and student knowledge; thus education in the United States is in need of improvement, particularly in relation
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