Abstract
"[l]f men are to be governed," wrote educator Alexander Meiklejohn in his 1960 volume entitled Political Freedom, "then that governing must be done, not by others, but by themselves." This direct affirmation of the principle of self-rule has been at the core of every theory of democracy set forth to date. Corollary to that position is the obvious need for experience-guided experience provided by our system of public education-in making life-affecting decisions, so that citizens will develop a conscious system of values and principles to guide them in making the choices required of citizens of a democracy.
The recent action of the IHSSA mandating disqualification for contestants who "violate" "good taste" by including "tobacco smoking, drinking scenes, and the use of profanity, etc." [emphasis added] might, indeed, be ludicrous, were it not such a rejection of proper educational practices for a democracy.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Speech Communication
Volume
18
Issue
2
First Page
11
Last Page
13
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Ewbank, H. L.
(1986)
"Comment by H. L. Ewbank,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 18:
No.
2, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol18/iss2/7
Copyright
©1986 Iowa Communication Association
