Learning to Leave: The Irony of Schooling in a Coastal CommunityThe relationship between rural communities and contemporary education is analyzed in this innovative case study of the town of Digby Neck, Nova Scotia. Rather than supporting place-based curriculums and establishing social, economic, and cultural networks within suburban populations, the modern school has typically stood in opposition to local life. Contemporary classes also incorrectly teach rural children that their communities and traditional lifestyles have nothing of value to offer. This report explains that if education is to be democratic and serve the purpose of social and cultural elevation, then it must adapt to the specificity of its locale. |
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Page 109
... wanted to get on the water , and when I was fourteen my father took me aboard the boat . He never wanted me to do it , he always wanted me to go to school . Go to school , do something else . When I was fourteen , I owned my own boat ...
... wanted to get on the water , and when I was fourteen my father took me aboard the boat . He never wanted me to do it , he always wanted me to go to school . Go to school , do something else . When I was fourteen , I owned my own boat ...
Page 171
... wanted to work . I've never wanted to be stuck as a housewife . You know I wanted to be a career person , you know , pay your own way . I've never depended on anybody , I'm very in- dependent . I didn't actually know what I wanted to ...
... wanted to work . I've never wanted to be stuck as a housewife . You know I wanted to be a career person , you know , pay your own way . I've never depended on anybody , I'm very in- dependent . I didn't actually know what I wanted to ...
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... wanted to stay where they were . I mean there was incentive , the money was good . ( KC - FL - 92 ) The kind of ... wanted to do it from the time he was thirteen , fourteen , fifteen , his sum- mers he would spend going fishing ...
... wanted to stay where they were . I mean there was incentive , the money was good . ( KC - FL - 92 ) The kind of ... wanted to do it from the time he was thirteen , fourteen , fifteen , his sum- mers he would spend going fishing ...
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