Big Questions, Big Ideas: What is the Purpose of Public Education?

Name: Big Questions, Big Ideas: What is the Purpose of Public Education?
Start: 2025-09-17T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-17T18:30:00-04:00
Location: Muncie Public Library (Kennedy Library)

Schedule

Wed Sep 17 2025 at 05:30 pm to 06:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Muncie Public Library (Kennedy Library) | Muncie, IN

Join Muncie Public Library and Ball State University's Philosophy and Religious Studies programs as we focus on complex issues and questions and cultivate an awareness of the diversity of ideas in our world.
“What is the Purpose of Public Education?
Speakers:
Dr. Michael Gurlea, Director of Social Studies Education and Assistant Professor of History
Dr. Jeff Spanke, Associate Professor of English
Join us for a community conversation on the purpose of public education, facilitated by two educators who prepare future teachers. The purpose of public schools has always been contested, and at a time of heightened debate about their role in society, we’ll reflect together on what public education is for, who it serves, and how it shapes our communities.