1. William Bennett Biography • Received an Undergraduate Degree at Williams College. • Earned Ph.D. in Political Philosophy at the Univ. of TX and J.D. from Harvard. Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1943. • Secretary of Education from 1985 to 1988.

2. William Bennett Head of the National Endowment for the Humanities from 1981 to 1985. Contributions • Author of 16 books including The Book of Virtues. • Essentialism: The Three C’s: Character, Content and Choice.

3. William Bennett • Championed school curriculum specific in Math, English, Science, and History. Contributions • Tirelessly supported vigorous debate in favor of educational vouchers. • Helped bring idea of technology in the classroom to the national stage.

4. Nel Noddings Biography • Born in Irvington, NJ in 1929. • Master’s Degree in Mathematics from Rutgers University. • Ph.D. in Education from Stanford. • 10 children and married for over 60 years.

5. Nel Noddings Contributions • 17 years as K-12 math teacher and school administrator. • Author of ~17 books and 200 articles. • Key components of the care perspective of education: Modeling, Dialogue, Practice and Confirmation. • Recipient of Excellence in Teaching Award in 1981, 1982, and 1997.

6. Nel Noddings Contributions • Renowned for her promotion of “Ethics of Caring” – a foundation for ethical decision making. • Advocator of home as the primary educator. • Accomplished scholar in moral education, philosophy of education and educational theory.

7. Bennett Essentialism Core Subjects National Standardized Tests Noddings Progressivism Quality Electives Less Standardized Tests Bennett and Noddings • Similarities • Character Education • School Choice Differences Group 3705 Summer 10 Erin Axtell, Lynne Fossey, Sheri Klein, Tami Michaels, Mike Stover