When I
began reading these articles I was able to instantly think of connections to
each of the themes referred to by Labaree. It is clear to see a purpose that is
dominating in different timespans throughout the history of education. Throughout my reflections and the reflections
of others I was able to see that others had the same conflicting thoughts I did
about these purposes. For example, I still wonder if “equal” education is
really equal for all students. Before and after this, I still believe an equal
education is giving each student what he/she needs; not giving all of the
students the same education.
Another
theme I noticed is that all of us find that laws and policies are often
conflict due to different drives of purpose. I contemplated the idea of finding
a balance between the three, but as I read others posts I don’t know that it
would ever be possible to find a solution that all would agree upon. It was
clear that we all had different opinions in class. Schools often pick a
mission, vision, and have some sort of purpose. However, even if we tried to
localize purposes, it would never work with a system that has so many layers of
administration and lawmakers.
Maybe we
should just focus on the idea of having happy students like suggested in the
Noddings article. It is said that students that have relationships with their
students often produce better work. Maybe then would the three ideals fall into
place, creating a blend by not making any specific one the focus.
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