Walter Parker Reading

Walter Parker feels that there are to many citizens that have idiocy. He feels that the public schools should educate students not to become idiots. People do not want someone who is an idiot and uncapable to run their government in their country. We need to teach democracy in our classrooms and educate our students to the fullest extent. There are three ways that we can accomplish this, Parker states.
1. We need to increase the variety and frequency of interaction between students who are culturally, linguistically, and racially different from one another.
2. Organize contacts to foster knowledgeable public talk about common problems.
3. Clarify the distinction between consideration and nonsense and between open and closed reflection. We should expect, teach, use words, and model competent.