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This is also critical for a democracy to survive as the concept of representation is an abstract one; providing students with the ability to understand democracies begins with the accomplishment of these goals. Finally, educating students on the tasks involved in creating their own frameworks for comparing concepts and appreciating the role of democracy in their lives also points to the need for showing how ethnocentrism and stereotypes detract from the ideal of democracy. The ability to educate students in how to have an analytical approach to understanding democracy further distances them from the ignorance that perpetuates stereotypes and fosters ethnocentrism.
A third and extremely important aspect of providing public education in a democracy is the ethical responsibility of providing every student with the opportunity to discover both through education and trial-and-error, what their true strengths are. The ability for every student to find their unique talents and what they are passionate about equips every student with the opportunity to fulfill their...
The role of democracy in fostering self-improvement is a critical to the growth of independent thought and opinion, which is critical for a democracy to survive.
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Why Public Education is Essential in a Democratic Society
Fundamental Skills to compete in a global economy.
The opportunity to learn these skills needs to be equally available to everyone.
Abolishing educational elitism by the development of programs that give talent students of any economic background the potential to grow quickly.
Ability to think critically and interpret events including analyzing cause-and-effect in organizations of all types
Discern between claims and fact; creating more of an analytical approach to viewing the world.
Fostering the development of a perspective of the world that is capable of throwing off stereotypes and ethnocentrism.
To find innate strengths and find how to best develop them through lifelong learning
society that the public may claim a greater intellectual stake in than public education. Not only is the process of educating the next generation (at least in public schools) undertaken at the expense of most residents, but it also concerns us in a cultural way as well - we will all have to live in the world that these children will inhabit and help to shape, regardless of whether
It is a fundamental principle of good democracy that those in power should be open to criticism and this is only possible if the education system provides the necessary skills and training in investigative thinking and inquiry. This aspect is also important in terms of the growth and development of the individual. Without an inquiring mind the individual is not able to fully explore the world around him or
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