Consider the Following Quote by Neil Postman: "If You Heap

Essay

Consider the following quote by Neil Postman: "If you heap upon the school all of the problems that the family, the church, the political system, and the economy cannot solve, the school becomes a kind of well-financed garbage dump, from which very little can be expected except the unsweet odor of failure." To what degree does this statement represent public schools? What do you see as the role of the public school in solving or ameliorating social problems?