Document Type
Issue Area Six
Abstract
Has there been a change in both schools and society, or have our schools been forced to change because of the misconception that society has changed? As Nikki Giovanni (1994) wrote in Racism 101, "Thomas Jefferson and others sat to chart a course for humans that would incorporate change as a constant" (p. 146). It is interesting to follow the educational issues and concerns of this country over the past 200 years. The issues are rarely new, but have been revisited time and again. Two things remain constant: (a) the school will remain a positive force if the focus is on preparing young minds for learning and imparting knowledge; and (b) there is a need for an excited, energetic teacher in every classroom. This paper will concentrate on the first issue, preparing young minds for learning and imparting knowledge. If we value the importance of each individual's right to a public education, then we must not abandon the primary responsibility, the positive force of imparting knowledge. Statisticians and the media are having a heyday reporting their findings of moral decay and corruption. Conclusions have been drawn to point a finger at the public education system as the reason for such demise. Society has always been filled with crime and corruption but the schools have not always been expected to take care of those problems or been accused as the perpetrator.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
5
Issue
2
First Page
259
Last Page
261
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1994 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
McGuire, Esther
(1994)
"Schools Need to Change Focus and Return to Imparting Knowledge,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 5:
No.
2, Article 62.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol5/iss2/62
