Public education has served as a check on the power of parents, and this is another powerful reason for maintaining it.
John GoodladEnlightened social engineering is required to face situations that demand global action now. Education is a long-term solution. Parents and the general public must be reached also Otherwise, children and youth enrolled in globally oriented programs may find themselves in conflict with values assumed in the home. And then the educational institution frequently comes under scrutiny and must pull back.
John GoodladParents do not own their children. They have no โnatural rightโ to control their education fully.
John Goodlad