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Culture, Community, and America’s Commitment to Rural Education. Rural Education in the 21st Century. Paul Theobald, Ph.D. Paul Theobald, Ph.D. Buffalo State College Buffalo, NY . Four Requests. Forbearance Reflect on our bias for the practical Hold it in check for at least an hour
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Culture, Community, and America’s Commitment to Rural Education Rural Education in the 21st Century Paul Theobald, Ph.D. Paul Theobald, Ph.D. Buffalo State College Buffalo, NY
Four Requests • Forbearance • Reflect on our bias for the practical • Hold it in check for at least an hour • Open minds to new possibilities
COMMUNITY • MORALITY • DEMOCRACY
Morality: A community, not an individual, possession
Community, or common-unity, describes something intimately valuable that is shared
Aristotle on Political Theory • As a sense of community erodes . . . so too does morality • As morality erodes . . . extremes in wealth and poverty develop • As extremes in wealth and poverty develop, lawlessness grows • As lawlessness grows, coercion and the exercise of power is increasingly hidden from public surveillance until democracy is a sham
Feudalism • King • Landed Aristocracy • Peasants
Stereotypes of Rural Life • The Beverly Hillbillies • The Bob Newhart Show • Deliverance
“Most of the Cuban immigrants were doctors, lawyers, teachers, and other professionals, but some were unsophisticated farmers . . .”
POLICY Celebrate rural life through a curricular imagination that promotes community