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What Should Public Education Be?

From the Friday Open Thread discussion - the eternal discussion of HCC and who needs rigor and whether poverty actually does affect learning, etc, etc, and etc.

There was this comment from a reader who seems to think the rest of us are pretty shallow people:

"We can, however, get to a place where an authentic culture of enquirer, discovery and social engagement is fostered.

HCC supporters are thinking too narrowly in terms of education. It isn't a tiered, limited entity but a process built around engagement, participation and connection."

And here may be the crux of the ENTIRE question for not only HCC but for public education:

What should public education be?

What should it deliver?  What should be its goals?

I'm going to go searching at the district's webpage for all its various mission statements, strategic plans, etc. and see what they say.

I'm not sure that "social engagement" is the same as "engagement, participation and connection."  Aren't all students engaging in learning - equally good learning - if they are school or is having different programs at schools mean that isn't true? 

But parents, I'll ask you.  What about equity? Because this is VERY much both the main issue to some and a convenient shield for others (and, of course, an authentic necessity to all but there are many uses for any given cause) around equity. 

How much does/should social justice issues intertwine with public education? 

 Has it always been there but been sometimes ignored or whitewashed (to use a phrase)? 

Should it be the sole column to public education that all other areas radiate out from; sort of a maypole for education?

Who decides what values are the right ones to mix in with teaching and learning?  How much freedom should teachers have in teaching about social justice?

And, most of all, where do parents get to weigh in on this?  Who decides if they do have a voice?

Because we may be arguing into the wind if we don't agree on the main thing.

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