Teaching in Troubled Times: Democratic Education and the Problem of "Extra People.".

Blacker, David

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Publication Date: 1996

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Teaching in Troubled Times: Democratic Education and the Problem of "Extra People."

Blacker, David

Teacher Educator, v32 n1 p62-72 Sum 1996

This paper argues that the essential social function of schools is to teach people their place, which can become material for ruling elites. Focusing on urban students, the paper emphasizes that teachers must learn to become political in order to help build a just social order. (SM)

Descriptors: Democratic Values, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Politics of Education, School Role, Secondary School Teachers, Social Status, Social Values, Teacher Role, Urban Schools, Values Education

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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