EDU 111—Perspectives on American Education: 09/05/18

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

School Choice and Milton Friedman

I’ve noticed conservatives & school “choice” advocates trying to rehabilitate Milton Friedman’s views on segregation for some time. I’ve spent a good bit of time studying the topic, so… 1/ @NealMcCluskey @DianeRavitch @StevenSinger3 @arpad111
— Jersey Jazzman (@jerseyjazzman) September 5, 2018

“Arts of the Possible,” Adrienne Rich (2001)

Universal public education has two possible—and contradictory—missions. One is the development of a literate, articulate, and well-informed citizenry so that the democratic process can continue to evolve and the promise of radical equality can be brought closer to realization. The other is the perpetuation of a class system dividing an elite, nominally “gifted” few, tracked from an early age, from a very large underclass essentially to be written off as alienated from language and science, from poetry and politics, from history and hope—toward low-wage temporary jobs. The second is the direction our society has taken. The results are devastating in terms of the betrayal of a generation of youth. The loss to the whole of society is incalculable. (p. 162)

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

School Choice and Milton Friedman