N oddings elaborates on the widening domains or spheres of caring with which education ought to be concerned, from the self through the family and community to the ecosystem of the planet. Each of these areas is fertile ground for meaningful, engaging educational experiences, but most of them are neglected in the conventional curriculum. All of the domains of caring relate to the passions and responsibilities of young people s lives, and Noddings describes an education that would nurture caring relationships in every sense. Her thinking is original and refreshing, yet firmly grounded in feminist scholarship and in John Dewey s best insights. N oddings explains how an ethic of caring involves community and a relationship of trust.
Kids learn in communion.
She defines caring in terms of continuities relationships to persons and places that are built up over time. She emphasizes the crucial need for dialogue authentic mutual engagement rather than moralizing which lead to compassion and understanding as well as a critical awareness of the limitations of our own cultural conditioning.