"It takes a village to educate a child"-African Proverb

Welcome to Chapter 4!


Chapter 4 is all about the relationships within schools and the relationships schools have with outside people and neighborhoods.  According to Third Teacher no Education book would be complete without John Dewey, "a visionary American philosopher, educator, and social critic" (Third Teacher 109).

John Dewey believes "that the school is primarily a social institution," he explains more about this is in his article:
http://dewey.pragmatism.org/creed.htm  (Article 2)

The title of this article says it all "What are your kids learning?"
http://www.libertycentral.org/issue-brief-what-your-kids-are-learning

And number 32. is BUILD FOR CHANGE!
Most schools were built during the 1970s or even earlier they were built for certain reasons and they reflect the environment around them.  The next article supports the change in schools:
http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20100919/NEWS01/9190303/Schools-reflect-change

This chapter also believes that every student has a right to a school in their own neighborhood.  this article supports this:
http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/children.html

That's all folks!