Talk:School of Education
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[edit] Request for sources
I'm a graduate student in the School of Education at Stanford (SUSE), and I've been working on adding citations to this article. Most of the ones that I've found have been in support of the points in the Criticism section, and I can't seem to find any sources saying that the Anti-Establishment's criticisms are invalid or even exaggerations. (To be perfectly honest, nothing in my own experience really calls these criticisms into question either.) If anyone has some sources that could help, please add them.
It seems that there's a "bimodal" consensus about Ed Schools, which is making it difficult to develop this article. Most people who are not directly involved with Ed Schools don't know much about what goes on within their walls, beyond a vague assumption that it's got something to do with studying education. However, the majority of people outside of the Education field who do know a lot about what Ed Schools do have a very negative view. Therefore, empirically speaking, "criticism" is the majority (or rather, plurality) view within American society. - Skaraoke 21:25, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
- I forgot to add that, even within schools of education, there is some fundamental criticism going on. David Labaree, an Associate Dean at SUSE, just published a book called The Trouble with Ed Schools. - Skaraoke 21:45, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] NPOV section tag
The language in this section implies that the only criticism about schools of education comes from the right wing attacking the left. This is an imbalanced perspective, promoting the notion that all critics are (1) conservatives, and (2) in agreement. A neutral perspective would provide multiple perspectives. Please do not remove this tag until broader criticisms are added. - Freechild 04:51, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
- The language implies nothing of the sort. Criticism is, by nature, not neutral, so putting a POV tag in that section makes no sense, and could be seen as trolling. - Skaraoke 02:18, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Dubious
The phrase "Education Anti-Establishment" is tantamount to original research and must be cited with reliable sources or removed. Please add such or remove the phrase. • Freechild'sup? 20:54, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
