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Progressivism has been used instead, and many think that this has been a serious problem for education. Bagley is one of those who holds that opinion (Essentialism, n.d.). He believes that not using essentialism in schools has contributed to children who grow up weak academically, and who also struggle with morals, ethics, and values, as well as the understanding that one has to work hard for things that are worthwhile.
This is largely the issue that Rickover and Sizer have with schooling in America today, as well (Essentialism, n.d.). It is not that children are not being taught -- it is that they are not being taught in a way that is determined to be meaningful to what they will actually have to accomplish in life. They are not taught the essentials of functioning as a human being in today's society. Until they learn that they will continue to have problems and struggles, but until schools change their philosophies of education to be more in line with essentialism the children that they teach will not have the opportunity to learn in a new and better way.
Some teachers today do attempt to follow essentialist practices, but if they are not part of a school district that promotes that it can be very difficult for them to work that philosophy into the curriculum...
Little can be done at that point, which is part of the reason that so many teachers express dissatisfaction with their current occupation. Pay is a concern for these teachers, but most of their difficulties come from a lack of creative freedom and an inability to use the curriculum that they are required to work with in a way that will actually be beneficial to their students, both now and in the future.
Bibliography
Barrett, H.C. (2001). On the functional origins of essentialism. Mind and Society, 3(2), 1 -- 30.
Essentialism and Education (n.d.). Chapter 17. http://ellis.melton.com/TCNJ/Essentialism _and_Education.pdf
Kemerling, Garth. (2002). Aristotle. Philosophy Pages. http://www.philosophypages.com / ph/aris.htm
Ornsteind, Allan C., Pejak, Edward F. & Orstein, Stacey B. (2007). Contemporary Issues in Curriculum, 4th Edition, Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Plato (1935). The Republic of Plato. Trans. John Davies & David Vaughan. London: Macmillan & Co.
Sayer, Andrew (August 1997) Essentialism, Social Constructionism, and Beyond, Sociological Review 45: 456.
Bibliography
Barrett, H.C. (2001). On the functional origins of essentialism. Mind and Society, 3(2), 1 -- 30.
Essentialism and Education (n.d.). Chapter 17. http://ellis.melton.com/TCNJ/Essentialism _and_Education.pdf
Kemerling, Garth. (2002). Aristotle. Philosophy Pages. http://www.philosophypages.com / ph/aris.htm
Ornsteind, Allan C., Pejak, Edward F. & Orstein, Stacey B. (2007). Contemporary Issues in Curriculum, 4th Edition, Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
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