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Wright, Elliott A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1999
Nineteenth-century common schools offered no course about religion or its role in American society. Moral education up through the mid-20th century embodied a kind of generalized Christianity. If universalized versions of the Golden Rule and the Ten Commandments prevail, educators should reconsider the merits of common-school philosophy. Contains…
Descriptors: Christianity, Cultural Pluralism, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
