Why has the factory system remained such a strong metaphor for education for so long?
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Beth Dichter
May 14, 2014 10:17 PM
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May 15, 2014 9:44 PM
Thank you!
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How many times have you heard or read about the school-as-a-factory, how public schools were created to help move children from farm-to-factory? Today this metaphor may be out of place, but conversations around education still revolve around terms that relate to factories. Think of Common Core and how business has been a prime player in the creation of the standards.
This post explores this issue and provides a number of great visuals that help bring the discussion into focus.