Artifact 3: Schools & Society

 What should be the relationship between schools and society? The  author and activist James Baldwin once said, in a talk given to a group  of teachers, that one of the paradoxes of education [is] that  precisely at that point when you begin to develop a conscience, you must  find yourself at war with your society. It is your responsibility to  change society if you think of yourself as an educated person. Do you  agree with Baldwin? Is it the primary responsibility of teachers and  schools to transmit cultural values to students or to encourage students  to question those values in an effort to improve society? Should  teachers be prepared to teach in the schools we have or the schools we wish we  had? You may wish to answer this from several perspectives: as a  potential teacher, as a future parent, or simply as an informed member  of a local community. 700-1000 words