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American Education, 10/e
Joel Spring
Local Control, Home Schooling, Choice, Charter Schools, Privatization, and Commercialism

Internet Exercises

1. Think about the scenario Spring presents on page 177, at the beginning of Chapter 8. You are sitting in the education chair, in a moment, the lever will be pulled and you will be filled with the appropriate moral values, behaviors, and knowledge. Answer the following questions: Who should decide your morality, behavior and knowledge? You? Your parents? Your professors? Elected officials? Reflect on your answers to these questions: what political values are reflected in your answers?

2. Do you think that parents should be allowed to home-school their children without any interference from the government? Why or why not?









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