rural education in the 21st century
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Culture, Community, and America’s Commitment to Rural Education. Rural Education in the 21st Century. Paul Theobald, Ph.D. Paul Theobald, Ph.D. Buffalo State College Buffalo, NY . Four Requests. Forbearance Reflect on our bias for the practical Hold it in check for at least an hour - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Rural Education in the 21st Century
Paul Theobald, Ph.D.
Culture, Community, and America’s Commitment to Rural
Education
Paul Theobald, Ph.D.Paul Theobald, Ph.D.Buffalo State CollegeBuffalo State College
Buffalo, NY Buffalo, NY
ForbearanceReflect on our bias for the practicalHold it in check for at least an hourOpen minds to new possibilities
Four Requests
COMMUNITYMORALITYDEMOCRACY
Place-Based Education
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Morality:A community, not anindividual, possession
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Community, or common-unity,
describes something intimately valuable
that is shared
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“He who dies with the most toys wins”
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DEMOCRACY
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Aristotle on Political Theory As a sense of community erodes . . . so too does
morality As morality erodes . . . extremes in wealth and
poverty develop As extremes in wealth and poverty develop,
lawlessness grows As lawlessness grows, coercion and the exercise
of power is increasingly hidden from public surveillance until democracy is a sham
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The sun rises in the ____.
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Feudalism
KingLanded AristocracyPeasants
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Stereotypes of Rural Life
The Beverly HillbilliesThe Bob Newhart ShowDeliverance
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“Most of the Cuban immigrants were doctors, lawyers, teachers, and other professionals, but some were unsophisticated farmers . . .”
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POLICYCelebrate rural life
through a curricular imagination that
promotes community