For almost all of history, one of the primary value propositions of education—in theory if not in practice—was cultivating virtue. Aristotle, describing the education landscape two-and-a-half millennia ago, wrote: Nothing is agreed as regards the exercise conducive to virtue, for, to start with, all men do not honor the same virtue, so that they naturally hold different opinions in regard to training in virtue. (
Education isn't value-neutral, but...
Education isn't value-neutral, but...
Education isn't value-neutral, but...
For almost all of history, one of the primary value propositions of education—in theory if not in practice—was cultivating virtue. Aristotle, describing the education landscape two-and-a-half millennia ago, wrote: Nothing is agreed as regards the exercise conducive to virtue, for, to start with, all men do not honor the same virtue, so that they naturally hold different opinions in regard to training in virtue. (