Document Type
Section II Article
Abstract
One of the obstacles which confront those who speak about rural education is the blurring of focus which often occurs before the conversation has progressed very far or, in some cases, even begun. Typically, that problem arises essentially from an inability (or unwillingness) to agree upon what schools are for.
"Curriculum" calls us back, however, to things at the center -the educational program and its attendant challenges. That, in turn, reminds us that what schools are for is providing quality educational experiences for youngsters. It should also remind us that schools are not for keeping towns alive, for bringing business to Main Street, nor for providing ammunition for district comparisons. Clearly they are not pieces of turf to be fought over by contending communities. They are primarily, if not exclusively, for helping students acquire what Alfred North Whitehead calls "the art of the utilization of knowledge." When we allow other considerations to divert us, we lose the focus which should command us.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
1
Issue
1
First Page
12
Last Page
14
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1990 North Central Regional Educational Laboratory and the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Albrecht, James E.
(1990)
"Section II: Curriculum Diversity in Rural Iowa: Quality and Equity Issues [Albrecht],"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 1:
No.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol1/iss1/7
