Sentences with phrase «moral purpose of education»

Dr. Fullan bases his work on the moral purpose of education as it is applied in schools and school systems to bring about major improvements.

Not exact matches

While natural law and Augustine's moral theology might be difficult for some, the rules derived from them were understood by ordinary Catholics: Sexual intimacy is permissible only in a sacramental marriage between one man and one woman, and the purpose of marriage is the procreation and education of children.

In principle, physical education provides the best opportunity for the harmonious development of the entire person, through contests of skill in which intelligence, esthetic imagination, social sensitivity, and moral purpose are channeled through significant physical activity.

The purpose of moral education is to change people for the better and, in so doing, to improve the quality of life in society; individually and collectively, we are to become better people than we might otherwise be.

In part, perhaps, because the very term «character education» evokes such an all - American image of wholesomeness and high moral purpose, this is one bandwagon that educators are almost sure to be climbing aboard in growing numbers.

Gove, the former education secretary, praised the «clear moral purpose» in Justine Greening's statement, but in terms of selection only offered his support to the idea of selecting by ability at 16.

What this report shows is that there is currently a systemic failure to ensure that the moral purpose of public education as defined by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Vincent v. Voight is being fulfilled: «An equal opportunity for a sound basic education is one that will equip students for their roles as citizens and enable them to succeed economically and personally.»

Looking at the two top countries - Finland and South Korea - the report says that there are many big differences, but the common factor is a shared social belief in the importance of education and its «underlying moral purpose».

As organizations adjust to keep pace with 21st Century learning demands, Avis» Letters serve to re ignite in each of us our moral purpose as educators and inspire us to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to an inclusive, sustainable and high quality public education system.

Even «alternative» educators need to consider whether their approach is overly «child - centered» in a troubled world, because, they assert, being neutral or indifferent to the moral condition of the world into which we are educating children ultimately amounts to an endorsement of the transmission model; it is to say, in effect, that learning is an objective process and that the purpose of education is to transmit «knowledge» into young minds, even if the form of transmission doesn't look as harsh or artificial as it does in conventional schooling.

Institute a fee system for services rendered, keep out the gold diggers, encourage people of proven high moral character to invest of their time and money, up front, for education and apprenticeship purposes, develop newbies over a three year period, and watch controlled professionalism evolve... with a much smaller cadre of practitioners in the field.