It is clear that new educational trends need to be understood in relation to the global network context, where economic concerns are driving non-economic educational values. The privatization of public education and the imposition of standardized testing are splintering support for democratic public education. This has in turn weakened the democratic role of national governments and has granted corporations inappropriate influence over educational policy (Dewey, 2013). Furthermore, different groups in contemporary society have been forming conflicting, postmodern identities, which makes forging a democratic consensus more challenging. The current project of ensuring equal access to high-technology educational opportunities and forming effective teaching methods for learners from disadvantaged groups only addresses the…