Now Is The Time To Teach Democracy Diane Ravich Analysis

Education is the most important and valuable aspect of a child’s life. Without knowledge and education, opportunities become slim and an individual’s success becomes nearly impossible to reach. In most cases, the most valuable characteristic of education is not what was memorized or recited; it is the ethics and morals that are demonstrated and practiced by the authority figures in a child’s life. Without this influence, a child will not know how to act toward others and around others. In the essay “Now is the Time to Teach Democracy,” the author Diane Ravitch discusses the importance of teaching tolerance in schools across America. Tolerance is an idea that cannot be taught in a step-by-step lesson or read straight from a book; it is something that must be demonstrated by teachers, principals, and mentors alike. To Diane Ravitch, tolerance cannot be taught directly, but it can be taught indirectly through the history of America and the World. History demonstrates …show more content…
In the essay, “ Now is the Time for Democracy,” Diane Ravitch highlights the influence history has on young students and how it can have a positive impact on the pupil for future relationships. Ravitch includes many other viewpoints in her essay to bring another perspective, but she then discusses why she feels that individual is correctly thinking or not. In response to Ravitch’s essay, I concluded that she was only thinking one way, without looking at the situation and analyzing all of the different perspectives with a more open mind. Although a solution to the issue of tolerance in schools can never truly be solved, and it can be agreed that there will always be issues in the United States, there is hope that the school systems will continue to adapt to society’s changing