the big picture Some believe that parents should have final say…

the big picture Some believe that parents should have final say…

the big picture

Some believe that parents should have final say over their children’s educations because they are more trustworthy and in a more genuine position of authority than government authorities. Critics claim that it is not a parent’s right to choose their children’s educational destiny, and that some people’s intolerant religious traditions might destroy a properly democratic multicultural society.

The issue of legitimate authority has recently come up in the United States in relation to standardized testing, which some critics believe discriminates against children of certain racial, cultural, religious, or ethnic groups (because the test questions rely, implicitly or explicitly, on various culturally specific cues or assumptions that members of some groups may not understand or accept).

What authority should members of purportedly disadvantaged groups have to safeguard their children from prejudice or unfairness in such contentious cases? The solution to this issue, like the ones posed above, may be influenced by the school’s position as a public (state-supported) or private institution. But it’s also worth considering whether private schools should have greater curricular power than public schools, especially in circumstances where they receive state funding in some way or when the curriculum’s substance may be regarded harmfully deceptive to children.

While they are primarily ethical and political philosophy topics, they are also impacted by other philosophical concerns. Metaphysics (e.g., how are “groups” to be individuated and understood? ), science philosophy (e.g., what, if anything, distinguishes genuine scientific theory from theories such as intelligent design? ), and psychology (e.g., do IQ tests discriminate against members of certain minority groups?) are all relevant topics.

1. What is the _______history of the word “education”?

2. Which of the _________below announcements is correct?

3. What is education if it is not acquired for a certain purpose, during a certain period of time, or in a certain location?

4. Which of the following statements about the nature__________ of training is correct?

5. What is the learning component that must be completed?

6. What is the role of the principal at a vocational school?

7. What should be done with a student who fails a class?

8. What are the benefits of using curricular activities in the classroom?

9. What are the three elements that make up the educational process?

10. What is the deductive technique of teaching?