Chapter 1: The Problem

from the book "RootEd: How Trauma Impacts Learning and Society" by S.R. Zelenz

General Problem

If the purpose of education is to help individuals and society live in healthy, balanced ways that lead to a joyful, peaceful existence, then contemporary education and most school reform efforts are failing (Jacobs, 2003). One of the reasons for this problem relates to cultural and educational hegemony and how the powers that control edu…