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The Schools We Need
In a must-read piece in Orion Magazine, professor Erik Reece explains why democratic education is essential. For democracy to function, he says, public education must nurture both individual self-invention and social responsibility.
"No democracy can thrive when its public education system is in ruins."
"When public education fails, democracy fails with it"
Author: Erik Reece
Location: Orion Magazine
Year: 2011
Links:
- The Schools We Need, in Orion Magazine - http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/6401
- Orion Magazine - http://www.orionmagazine.org/
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