Book contents
- Badges and Incidents
- Cambridge Studies on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- Badges and Incidents
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Political Philosophy of American Education
- 2 American Education from Independence to Reconstruction and the Stamp of Slavery
- 3 Older but Not Wiser: America Industrializes and Embraces the Flawed Philosophy of Behaviorism in Education
- 4 Brown and Resegregation
- 5 Voluntary Race-Conscious Admissions Policies in Higher Education
- 6 San Antonio, Inequity, and the Human Struggle
- 7 Gender Discrimination in Education
- 8 Special Education and Inclusion
- 9 Civil Rights in the Educational Environment and Student Discipline
- 10 Current Reform Initiatives and a Better Way Forward
- Index
1 - The Political Philosophy of American Education
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 September 2019
Book contents
- Badges and Incidents
- Cambridge Studies on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- Badges and Incidents
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Political Philosophy of American Education
- 2 American Education from Independence to Reconstruction and the Stamp of Slavery
- 3 Older but Not Wiser: America Industrializes and Embraces the Flawed Philosophy of Behaviorism in Education
- 4 Brown and Resegregation
- 5 Voluntary Race-Conscious Admissions Policies in Higher Education
- 6 San Antonio, Inequity, and the Human Struggle
- 7 Gender Discrimination in Education
- 8 Special Education and Inclusion
- 9 Civil Rights in the Educational Environment and Student Discipline
- 10 Current Reform Initiatives and a Better Way Forward
- Index
Summary
This chapter examines the various philosophies of education familiar to the Founders. Specifically, it traces the influence of classical theorists like Plato and Aristotle as well as Enlightenment thinkers including Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu. It reveals the Founders’ unique synthesis of these two strands of thought. In addition, the chapter surveys the state of education in Colonial America. It recounts the context in which the Founders themselves were educated, and notes the effect this context had on Thomas Jefferson’s early advocacy for a more accessible educational system in Virginia.
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- Badges and IncidentsA Transdisciplinary History of the Right to Education in America, pp. 3 - 10Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019