Instead of Education

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Instead of Education: Ways to Help People Do Things Better

It has become common knowledge that our educational system is in dire straights. Children graduate high school without knowing how to read while students are driven to violence by the brutal social climate of school. In Instead of Education John Holt gives practical, innovative ideas for changing all that. He suggests creative ways to take advantage of the underused facilities already in place. Reading this brilliant educator revolutionizes thinking about what schooling is for and what people can do to accomplish its true goals.