The teacher as an agent of social change attempts to build coherence
and consistency as a classroom virtue, while recognizing that she is operating
as an agent to either perpetuate the institutional structures and those
people who hold power within that structure, or to be critical of the institution
and those who hold power as a means to lessen oppression. It is
imperative that teachers investigate their "situatedness" within this context,
helping to reveal some of the inherent biases and assumptions that
play themselves out in classroom practice.