1. Hilda Taba Current Conceptions of the Function of the School

2. What is Taba’s “watershed” question? What two opposing views are generated by how that question is answered?  Hint: her watershed question mirrors conversations we have had about the purpose of schooling?

3. According to Taba, where would each of the following rank on the conservative/reconstructionist scale?  “basic education”  Horace Mann  John Dewey  “Changing the social order” (Counts)

4. Where would you rank Taba on the Conservative/Reconstructionist scale, where 1 is the most conservative and 10 is the most reconstructionist?  Justify your rating with quotes!

5. What is Taba’s ultimate conclusion about the conservative/reconstructionist dilemma?