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American democracy is in crisis partly because American schools are not adequately preparing students—and society—for dealing with the complex challenges of the future. The problem is primarily conceptual; we need new ways of thinking about schooling. We need to shift from the attempt to standardize our students and instead focus on celebrating and supporting diversity.
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Cunningham, C.A. (2014). Introduction. In: Systems Theory for Pragmatic Schooling: Toward Principles of Democratic Education. The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137449320_1
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