Question 3

I somewhat believe in the three premises discussed in this chapter. I would like to think that people aren't inherently evil, and that people can make decisions based on things such as logic and reason. I think that I agree most with the mutability premise the most. I believe that we are mostly shaped by our environment and how we interact eith people is based on how we were raised and shaped while growing up. I do not agree with the perfectibility premise at all, however. I think that premise is based on a religious idea, and when it comes to mixing religion and ideas of morality I tend to disagree. I don't personally believe that we were born in sin and need to spend our lives redeeming ourselves.

I think that schools hold the idea that we are trying to improve our future; that we want people to succeed, and that we care about where they go with their lives. I think that schools are a good example of the mutability premise. Granted, it's more the "idea' of school, because lets face it, our school systems could use some improvement.