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ERIC Number: EJ629352
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
The Politics of Barking and the State of Our Schools.
Davis, Andrew K.
Phi Delta Kappan, v82 n10 p786-89 Jun 2001
A high-school English teacher deplores barking-media sound bites of politicians pretending to resolve complex educational problems with one-dimensional "solutions." Highlighting specific classroom learning situations, he ponders three paradoxes: justice is not necessarily fair; freedom comes with limits; and clarity comes through ambiguity. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Democratic Values, Educational Change, High Schools, Justice, Learning Processes, Paradox, Politics, Politics of Education, Problem Solving, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Experience
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Clarity; Fairness; Politicians; Pragmatism