The Values of American Teachers How Teachers' Values Help Stabilize Unsteady Democracy |
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| Author:
| Slater, Robert |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4758-0007-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Education
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $31.00 |
Book Description:
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Teachers help steady modern democracy by teaching children the limits of liberty and by cultivating the social virtues -- trust, cooperation, helpfulness, and the like -- upon which civil society depends. We need not only to recognize this but also to avoid education policies that undermine their willingness and ability to do so.
Teachers help steady modern democracy by teaching children the limits of liberty and by cultivating the social virtues -- trust, cooperation, helpfulness, and the like -- upon which civil society depends. We need not only to recognize this but also to avoid education policies that undermine their willingness and ability to do so.