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Alfie Kohn, Diane Ravitch and Kevin Kumashiro on Education
Sep 1, 2023
Alfie Kohn, Diane Ravitch, and Kevin Kumashiro discuss the challenges and controversies surrounding education in the US. They debate conventional wisdom about children and parenting, critique privatization in education, and highlight the negative effects of charter schools and attacks on teachers. They also touch on student debt relief and the misplaced national priorities surrounding education funding.
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- Education in the United States has always been a contested field, with questions about access, content, purpose, and diversity.
- Alfie Kohn challenges the conventional wisdom about children and parenting in his book 'The Myth of the Spoiled Child.'
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Education as a Contested Field
Education in the United States has always been a contested field, with questions about access, content, purpose, and diversity. The current debates surrounding schools, from pre-K to college, are rooted in a deep history of battles and conversations about education.
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