I have studied many times in the past how schools were started, and what their standards were set on, and I have reviewed several times the fact that our school systems were originally built off of a religious and moral background. After reading Tyak's article and after our discussion in class however, some new issues in which I have never thought about before have crossed my mind. For starters, as stated previously, our school systems were based and started on religious standards. That being said, what are our school systems based on today? If religion had such an influence on the school systems in the beginning, what happens when that basis is gone? Let's face it, we're not even allowed to mention the name of God anymore in the classroom because of opposing beliefs.
I suppose we could settle on the fact that our schools now rely on the basis of morality, however can you have true morality without throwing in any kind of religious beliefs? I find that there isn't really one definition on what morals consist of. Many define them according to their own religious beliefs, or if they do not have specific religious beliefs than most seem to assume that morals consist of doing good for and helping others, along with being a good person. Being a good person seems a vague standard for our school systems to rely on, and I'm not quite sure how the materials used to teach would follow such a broad requirement. I would be interested to discover more about what it is exactly that public school systems in the U.S. are based upon.
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I can say that I agre with you 100%. Who is to say what a good person is to act like or what morals a good person should have. I believe that a big problem with our society, as a whole, is the lack of parenting. Im not saying that parents are not doing a good job but I believe that parent don't have as much time with their children as they did in past generations. I think the schol system should not be to blame for the lack of moral character in the students but the parent are supposed to instill morals into their own children.
I believe your question is so valid especially in today's society. Our country once upon a time was based on prinicples in the Bible, but did the school systems ever follow suit? So many school systems have their own way of doing things, is there at all a core foundation for our school systems to stand on? Is it something us as future teachers should change, or maybe establish? I think this class might help us to answer that once we finish.
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