Freedom and Beyond by John C Holt
Can schools do all the things we ask them to do? Are they the best means of doing it? What might be other or better ways? asks John Holt while looking at the role schooling in society plays in education. The solutions proposed by Holt in Freedom and Beyond mark a significant turning point in Holt's work and is the foundation of all his subsequent writing and his support for homeschooling. This book offers a historical understanding of the free school movement of the 1960s and 1970s while still speaking directly to today's school reform debate. This book examines why the school system wasn't able to change over fifty years ago, and Holt's ideas and analysis seem even more important today, when words like discipline, authority, and choice are bandied about without the deep investigation of them that Holt provides us with.
John Holt (1927-1985), one of this country's leading educational and social critics, was the author of ten influential books which have been translated into fourteen languages. Known both as a passionate reformer and as the gentle voice of reason (Life magazine), John Holt offers insights into the nature of learning that are more relevant today than ever before.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780985400262 |
| ISBN 10 | 0985400269 |
| Title | Freedom and Beyond |
| Author | John C Holt |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Holtgws LLC |
| Year published | 2017-02-20 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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