A Conservationist Ethic in Education?

• Published in: Phi Delta Kappan Vol. 87; no. 9; pp. 710 - 712
• Main Author: Tyack, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA Phi Delta Kappa Inc 01.05.2006; SAGE Publications; Phi Delta Kappa
• Subjects: Centennial Reflections; Children; Conservation; Conservation education; Conservation movement; Consolidated schools; Education; Education reform; Educational Change; Educational Innovation; Educational Practices; Ethics; High schools; Public education; Public schools; Rural Schools; Small schools; Teachers; Urban Schools

Tyack shares his views on educational conservation. He stresses that educational conservationists recognize that some forms of change are inevitable and that diversity of institutions can be desirable. Like botanists who preserve the seeds of countless plants for use when growing conditions change,...