Common Schools/Uncommon Identities: National Unity and Cultural Difference

How can we resolve the debates between groups such as blacks, Latinos, gays, and women who demand that school curricula recognize their particular identities and others who insist that public education should infuse children with a common American identity? Educational philosopher Walter Feinberg here takes on the debate and suggests ways to promote both cultural and national identities."Feinberg`s book addresses the most urgent questions about the future of American education, and everyone who cares about that future should read it."--Callan Eamonn, professor of educational policy studies, University of Alberta"What distinguishes this book is its quiet tone of reason and its careful effort to spell out a principled basis for rethinking public schools in a multicultural society."--David Labaree, author of How to Succeed in School Without Really Learning.