Remembering Community's Responsibility to Education
Recent events have pulled our human and educational need for community into sharp focus. I asked my IDEA colleague, Sharon Trautwein, to comment on what the role that community plays in enriching lives and learning. Her thoughts:
Community. Currently, our society has many definitions for this word. There is a school community, a church community, the Global community, etc... And now with social media people have Facebook and Twitter communities. They belong to human rights communities, "We Hate Obama" Communities, "We love Obama" communities, pro-gun communities, anti-gun communities, hate groups, dance groups, theatre groups, groups that promote positive thought... We have created a world where community is something you choose with the intention of being exclusive and single-minded.
No one is accountable to those who think differently because it is easier to surround yourself with people who
