Patrick Mutoro
EDU 210 Foundations of Education
Instructor Kendra Williamson – Henriques
6/9/13
U.S. Education Today Introduction “We must make each one of our schools, an embryonic community life, active with types of occupations that reflect the life of the larger society, and throughout permeated with the spirit of art, history, and science. When the school introduces and trains each child of society into membership within such a little community, saturating him with the spirit of service, and providing him with the instruments of effective self-direction, we shall have deepest and best guarantor of a larger society which is worthy, lovely, and harmonious” John Dewey (1859 – 1952)
This paper looks at some of the changes that have taken place in the U.S. Education. Increased choice and privatization of Education
“An initiative of choice through vouchers or tax credits, with few restrictions on private schools, not only will give children access to a better education, it will unleash the power of constructive competition that will lead to dramatically improved outcomes in the future. A voucher or tax credit of $5000 or more per student would give families the clout they need as consumers. There already are many affordable high quality private schools available on the market and, once they are allowed to compete on a level playing field with government schools, many more will come into operation…. It is imperative not to delay further, but to implement school choice reforms as soon as possible”. David F. Salisbury, USA Today Magazine, November 2003 When parents are dissatisfied with public schooling, they may consider private schooling if they can afford the tuition. Independent, nonsectarian schools are open to a select group of