John Goodlad Quotes

#1. Educators must resist the quest for certainty. If there were certainty there would be no scientific advancement. So it is with morals and patriotism.

John Goodlad

#2. Public education has served as a check on the power of parents, and this is another powerful reason for maintaining it.

John Goodlad

#3. It is my expectation that Teacher Education for Democracy and Social Justice will become a rich resource for continuing this multi-layered conversation-from democratic belief to democratic action-that is the hallmark of educational renewal.

John Goodlad

#4. Most youth still hold the same values of their parents ... if we do not alter this pattern, if we don't resocialize, our system will decay.

John Goodlad

#5. Education is a task for both parents and state. The state, parents, and children all have interests that must be protected.

John Goodlad

#6. The curriculum of the future will be what one might call the humanistic curriculum.

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#7. A teacher's failure to create an intellectually reflective, engagement for learning is not simply malpractice but it is immoral particularly for students who cannot withdraw.

John Goodlad