Table of Contents:
“…The problem of education through two lenses -- (Standards -- Teacher accountability -- Choice -- Schooling in the 21st century) -- Democracy -- (Toward a democratic theory of education -- Democracy in schools -- Student choice) -- Equality -- (Equality through a common curriculum -- Equality Through degrees and diplomas -- Equality and anti-intellectualism -- Confusion over the meaning of intellectual -- Equality of opportunity) -- Aims, goals, and objectives -- (Aims -- From aims to goals -- Lesson objectives) -- The liberal arts in schools -- (The tradition -- Decline -- Hope for renewal) -- Educating for home life -- (Home and homemaking -- Parenting) -- Toward ecological cosmopolitanism -- (Living in place -- Earth: more than a collection of nations -- Geography with a purpose -- Toward peace on earth) -- Vocational education -- (Vocational education: the past -- Vocational education: the present -- Vocational education: the future -- Middle school: a time to explore) -- Educating the whole person -- (Moral education -- A better way -- Self-knowledge -- Spiritual education) -- Problems in today's education for citizenship -- (Patriotism -- Race and multiculturalism -- Military service -- Political education) -- Critical thinking on 21st-century education -- (Standards and core knowledge -- Construction curriculum -- Pedagogical treasure -- The status of teachers and tests -- The language of education critically appraised).…”