Education’s core mission is civic moral formation, not test scores

Evidence

The discourse of educated hope and democratic possibilities insists that higher education, along with public schools, play a vital role in developing the political and moral consciousness of its citizens. As such, it is grounded in a notion of educational struggle and leadership that does not begin with the question of raising test scores or educating students to be experts, but with a moral and political vision of what it means to educate to govern, lead a humane life, and address the social welfare of those less fortunate. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2686 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Teacher preparation must be ethical formation, not mere technical training. — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed:…, 201; Schools should educate for civic governance rather than test scores and expertise — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2686; Environmental education should transmit an ethic by showing possibilities, not by preaching obligations — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 60 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Schools should educate for civic governance rather than test scores and expertise #corroborates (0.95) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2686