After you read this chapter, you should be able to

3.1 Compare and contrast an educational philosophy with an opinion.
3.2 Support how traditional education philosophy contributes to our understanding of school’s purposes and practices.
3.3 Defend how progressive education philosophy contributes to our understanding of school’s purposes and practices.
3.4 Assess how existential education philosophy contributes to our understanding of school’s purposes and practices.
3.5 Critique how critical theory education philosophy contributes to our understanding of school’s purposes and practices.
3.6 Argue the key characteristics of the four educational philosophies that influence today’s public schools.