“How could they see anything but the shadows if they were never allowed to move their heads?”
― Plato, The Allegory of the Cave
― Plato, The Allegory of the Cave

"Last of all he will be able to see the sun..and he will contemplate him as he is" -Plato
Doctrines- Principles- Tools, continued...
Antin- Doctrines: Creativity is inspired through the mind.
Principles: Instead of focusing so much on the logistics of education, focus on other aspects of the mind, including language, creativity, the arts, political science,etc.
Tools: Present a broad range of learning tools to cover all aspects of education.
Crowder- Doctrines: All people should not be denied equal opportunity.
Principles: All people should not be denied of public schools.
Tools: Access to public schools should be present.
Dewey- Doctrines: Schooling can lead to social change and reform.
Principles: School's are a process of social interaction.
Tools: Create discussion and reformation within the classes themselves.
James- Doctrine: True power comes from the truth that people find in their beliefs.
Principles: People call things true because they truly believe they are true.
Tools: Help students come to the realization of truth by helping them form their own opinions and beliefs.
Kirkagaard- Doctrine: Behind many laws, there are ethics attached.
Principles: Structure is important in the education system.
Tools: Establish rules and guidelines for your students so that they can follow.
Greene- Doctrine: True value can come to education when we can see the entirety of our learning.
Principles: "Wide-awake" learning is most effective.
Tools: Encourage open-mindedness when learning.
Jefferson- Doctrine: All children of God are created equal.
Principles: Education should be offered to all children of God.
Tools:Government should offer education for all.
Mann- Doctrine: A professional ethic is extremely important in schools.
Principles: Professional teachers will lead to effective learning.
Tools: We must make sure all of our teachers in the education system are well trained so that they can teach the students well.
Washington - Doctrine: Success is achievable by anyone. It doesn't matter what their circumstances are.
Principles: Success comes from hard work and motivation.
Tools: Work hard and overcome the odds.
DuBois- Doctrine: All children are created equal and should receive the same opportunities in education.
Principles: White children and black children should be offered the same education.
Tools: Do not segregate schools and treat all children equally.
Cardinal Principles- Doctrines: True knowledge extends beyond textbooks.
Principles: Textbooks should not be the foundation for all learning.
Tools: Use textbooks only as tools, and extend learning beyond that.
Erasmus- Doctrines: "Men are made human through education."
Principles: We can truly find ourselves through education and learning.
Tools: Develop opportunities for introspect in students and their valuable findings in education.
Brown- Doctrines: Students should be given the same opportunities in schools.
Principles: Students are given the same things under God.
Tools: View students as humans- act vs. acted upon.
Johnson- Doctrines: Schools are essential in society.
Principles: Schooling gives us credibility and status.
Tools: In order to be successful, we must go through several years of school to receive our status quo.
Anyon- Doctrine: You are in charge of your own fate.
Principle: Each person should be given equal opportunity to succeed.
Tools: Each school and student needs to be taught the same thing—no differences in the quality of education for each school.
No Child Left Behind- Doctrine: All children have the right to an education.
Principle: No child will be denied an education.
Tools: Each child is to attend the school of their choice and receive equal opportunity.
Ravitch- Doctrine: There is no true measurement of the education of a student.
Principles: It is foolish to base all understandings on one tool.
Tools: Limit tests, and have a good mixture of tools and doctrines and principles in your teaching.