There is, it seems, more concern about whether children learn the mechanics of reading and writing than grow to love reading and writing; learn about democratic practice rather than have practice in democracy; hear about knowledge, essentially being in settings where knowledge is dispensed, rather than gain experience in personally constructing knowledge; engage in competition rather than learn the power of cooperation and collaborative thought; see the world narrowly, simple and ordered, rather than broad, complex, and uncertain; and come to accept the vested authority that exists around them in organizational structures and text rather than being helped to challenge such authority, able to bring a healthy skepticism to the world. Further, the belief that art and music—the esthetic aspects of life—call for a special talent and are, therefore, open only to a few rather than being fully accessible to all is to ensure an uninspiring education, one that will surely miss too many of the moral and intellectual imperatives that surround children and young people.                                     ~Vito Perrone, A Letter to Teachers

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