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What’s Missing in Discussions of “Children’s Interests”? « InterACT

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What’s Missing in Discussions of “Children’s Interests”?

signIf you follow education policy debates in the media, you’re sure to hear certain phrases that catch on for a while because they provide a quick and convenient way to simplify and label people. “Defenders of the status quo” know all too well what I’m talking about. I once commented that if I were to refuse education “reformers” offering me gasoline to put out a fire, they’d call me a defender of the status quo. If you