1. Schools are changing. What will the schools to which you apply be like? Purposes of School EDU 224 | Newberry College

2. The Purposes of School How does stakeholder perspective influence the purposes of schools? What does Elliot Eisner have to say about our assumptions about schools?

3. What are the purposes of a school? It depends.

4. Think about all the stakeholders in education. It all depends on perspective.

5. What would your school look like? On your group’s chart paper, include the name and a visual for your school, its central purpose (mission) and several important characteristics.

6. Eisner, E. W. (2003). Questionable assumptions about schooling. Phi Delta Kappan 84(9), 648-657. What assumptions did you make when designing your school, its central purpose, and characteristics? What would you go back and rethink?

7. Class Wiki http://edu224fall2010.pbworks.com