Current State of Schooling, Society, & the Environment -- Exploration 4

Developed by Jeff Bloom

Convergences, Divergences, & Further Explorations

The previous three "categories" of beliefs, power, and money, if you have not noticed, are all deeply intertwined. We believe that money is a real thing and under our control, but if it is accessible in a box in your home or in a bank, police can confiscate it or governments can freeze your bank accounts or take your money. Money can be used as an instrument of power and control. Some people use beliefs to exert power and control over others, as well as a way to accumulate money from the "believers."

Our societies are deeply enmeshed in these and many more issues. We're swimming in these issues everyday, even though we may not realized we're neck deep in water.

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Suggested Readings

• Kozol, J. (1991). Savage inequalities: Children in America’s schools. Harper Perennial.
  
• Newton, D. (2016). "How Companies Profit Off Education at Nonprofit Schools." The Atlantic, June 7.
• NPR Staff. (2011). "Ravitch: Standardized Testing Undermines Teaching."NPR, April 28.
• Ottenberg, E. (2018). "US Corporations Are Micromanaging Curricula to Miseducate Students." Truthout, December 26.
• Patel, N. (2015). "Here’s How Corporations Are Taking Advantage of the Public School Budget Crisis." Groundswell, May 28.
• Rapoport, A. (2011). "Education Inc.: How Private Companies Profit from Public Schools." Common Dreams,September 8.
• Ravitch, D. (2013). "School Privatization is a Hoax, “Reformers” Aim to Destroy Public Schools." Salon, September 13.
• Simon, S. (2012). "Private Firms Eyeing Profits from U.S. Public Schools." Reuters, August 2.
• Strauss, V. (2013). "A warning to college profs from a high school teacher." Washington Post, February 9.
• Woodard, D. (2013). "The Corporate Takeover of Public Education." Huffpost, August 6.

References

• Gatto, J. T. (2002). Some lessons from the underground history of American education. In R. Kick (Ed.), Everything you know is wrong: The disinformation guide to secrets and lies (pp. 274–287). New York: The Disinformation Company.
• Marshall, J. D., Sears, J. T., Allen, L. A., Roberts, P. A., Schubert, W. H. (2007). Turning Points in Curriculum: A Contemporary American Memoir. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearon/Merrill Prentice Hall.
• Pinar, W. F., Reynolds, W. M., Slattery, P., & Taubman, P. M. (2006). Understanding Curriculum: An Introduction to the Study of Historical and Contemporary Curriculum Discourses. New York: Peter Lang.

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