The Business of Schools Is…..?
Please take this forced-choice, 2-question test before continuing.
1. The primary business of public schools is to produce:
A. Educated students
B. Knowledge
B. Knowledge
2. Which more accurately describes the structure of public schools?
A. Teachers are ‘labor,’ and administrators are ‘management’
B. Students are ‘labor,’ and teachers are ‘management’
B. Students are ‘labor,’ and teachers are ‘management’
My hunch is that many of you selected ‘A’ as the better answer to both questions. After all, that’s the traditional model of school in which teachers teach and students learn. That is often known,