A different take on education

'What is wrong is when such a restrictive, instrumental goal becomes the only standard for defining the purpose of education. This is not merely a civically deprived vision of education, it is a dangerously narrow one as well.'

'We need a new language to define the meaning and purpose of public and higher education, one that makes democracy its defining principle of both learning and everyday classroom practices. '

Education is an area where the current system is completely lost. Henry Giroux takes the time to describe his vision of what needs to be done at the federal level. Dr. Lenny disagrees entirely with the concept that the federal level should have anything to do with education. The idea that 'democracy' is the ultimate aim of the education system is complete rubbish.

IMHO self-empowerment and the ability to act as a sovereign person, with rights and responsibilities should be the goal of modern education. Having said that, Dr. Lenny is impressed by the quality of thought behind the litany of the current problems of the system. The protectionism embedded in teacher's unions is of course not mentioned. The real problem with public education is that the word public does not mean government.