Comparing Gutmann's Views On Democracy And Education

There are many philosophers who talk about Democracy and Education, but two of the biggest philosophers to include democracy and education in their work were Dewey and Gutmann. Dewey and Gutmann both believe that democracy is somehow involved in education. Dewey believes that if the education system does its job, then students will be prepared to contribute to society and the government. While Dewey believes that education prepares students to contribute to society, Gutmann believes that democracy rules the education system. Both philosophers believe that education and democracy are intertwined. Dewey sees education as a way for students to become educated about the government, so when they grow up they can be able to vote and understand what the government is about. Gutmann believes that education is ruled by democracy. She talks about three different types of schooling, the first one is maximization, the second …show more content…
In the educational system there is democracy. The school systems are set up by democracy. There is a board of education that is in charge of creating the demands that are to be followed by the schools. Then there is the superintended that makes sure that the rules and demands are followed through by the schools. Then there are principals that are in charge of their individual school, and lastly there are teachers who are in charge of their individual classrooms. This is part of the democratic hierarchy that is in the school system. Without this democratic hierarchy there would be no order in the education system. Teachers would have no structure to teach with. The board of education gives the schools their curriculum that they are to use during the year. Without the board there would be no curriculum to structure the system. The educational democracy hierarchy is a replication of our government. Democracy holds the educational system together; without this system the education system would be