From one of my favourite philosophers - because he writes simply, clearly and with common sense: "There is no escaping the value-laden nature of education, and any attempt to do so would simply result in a covert imposition of values, since to retreat from morality would be to endorse a kind of moral free-for-all. Citizens will have
different ideas about which moral values should be taught and which of education’s functions should be given precedence. It is always going to be a compromise. But such compromise is the defining feature of democracy. A good education needs to pass on this spirit of cooperation, exemplifying what it is helping society to achieve."
