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A More Noble Purpose: An Educator’S Analysis Of America's Public School Policy, Amy M. Fast
A More Noble Purpose: An Educator’S Analysis Of America's Public School Policy, Amy M. Fast
Doctor of Education (EdD)
This dissertation is to invite a conversation among stakeholders of public education that there is a need for a common vision for America’s public schools. I argue that we have never had a clear purpose for our schools and that now more than ever educators in America ache for a more inspiring purpose than simply improving results on standardized assessments. I assert how focusing on the mission instead of simply the mandates and measures is how real change occurs. Until we have a common and transparent purpose that serves to inspire those in the trenches of the work, reform in …