Sentences with phrase «progressive educational ideas»

It is part of the Haileybury family, which has been involved in progressive educational ideas since the 19th century.

In my mind, progressive educational ideas have proved so seductive because their appeal lies not in their practical effects but in their links to romanticism, the 19th - century philosophical movement, so influential in American culture, that elevated all that is natural and disparaged all that is artificial.

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But Ravitch's book reveals that as necessary as these changes may be, revitalizing our schools ultimately depends more on restoring liberal education to its rightful place at the center of the American curriculum and breaking the grip of harmful progressive ideas (particularly the progressive antipathy to subject matter) on educational policy and practice.

In some reform periods, the ideas of the group have met with and profoundly influenced the educational mainstream — its progressive, democratic ideas have had what the Chinese call «the mandate of heaven.»

The Navigation menu on the left margin establishes yet another link to a page where teachers are invited to express their desires for the Winston Society, concerns about NCLB, and ideas for fostering more progressive educational practices.

Recently, the Center for American Progress proposed seven bold, progressive ideas to ensure educational opportunity for all — including a recommendation that federal and state policymakers should help schools «transition to a 9 - to - 5 school day to better fit parents» needs.»