"If you are an egalitarian, why do you send your children to private school?".

In this essay the author examines issues arising from professed egalitarianism on the part of an individual and the decision of that person to privately educate their children. A number of topics are addressed including the money spent to educate children at U.S. public schools, the political correc...

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Publicado en:Dissent (0012-3846) Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 57 - 64
Autor principal: KOHN, MARGARET
Formato: Essay
Publicado: University of Pennsylvania Press Spring2011
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Sumario:In this essay the author examines issues arising from professed egalitarianism on the part of an individual and the decision of that person to privately educate their children. A number of topics are addressed including the money spent to educate children at U.S. public schools, the political correctness associated with sending children to public schools, and liberal and democratic theories of education.