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Download full textBeckham, Christopher – Critical Questions in Education, 2020
This essay argues that emphasizing "college and career-readiness" as the major goal of public education is too narrow a purpose for education. College and career readiness, if pursued exclusively, may deprive students of the problem-solving skills they need to live well-adjusted, flourishing lives. The purposes of education that were…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Role of Education, Liberal Arts
