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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
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  6. Date:         Fri, 22 Jan 1993 13:03:31 -0400
  7. Sender:       Professionals and Students Discussing Education Policy Analysis
  8.               <EDPOLYAN@ASUACAD.BITNET>
  9. From:         "Greg J. Kirschner" <YL361C@GWUVM.BITNET>
  10. Subject: Re: What is a school for?
  11. In-Reply-To:  Message of Fri, 22 Jan 1993 12:56:00 EST from <PLISKA1@PITTVMS>
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  13.  
  14. This is my first posting so please bear with me...
  15.  
  16. I feel that public schools are childrens first interaction with their
  17. government.  This can have a profound effect upon them.  The government
  18. is suppossedly for the people and by the people, so what their experience
  19. in school is like will influence how children feel about their government,
  20. in the future, and how they feel about themselves.  Therefore, it deals
  21. with deep values, beyond workplace ethics and polite public interaction,
  22. into the realm of liberty and equality.
  23.  
  24. In this way, the role of schools, of education, is to introduce children to
  25. society, to their rights, to their responsibilities.  By this empowerment,
  26. these children can personally develope into good citizens.
  27.  
  28. Just as an aside, I am an undergrad interested in education and have found
  29. this list to be very informative.
  30.  
  31. Regards,
  32. Greg J. Kirschner
  33. yl361c@gwuvm.binet
  34.