John Holt The Philosophy of Unschooling
This is the first-ever book to offer an analytical study of John Holt’s philosophy of education. It provides a clear analysis and critical evaluation of the key themes in his work, considers the main objections to his views, and discusses their relation t
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Adam Dickerson
John Holt The Philosophy of Unschooling
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Adam Dickerson
John Holt The Philosophy of Unschooling
123
Adam Dickerson Gundaroo, NSW, Australia
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Me schal worþe at your wille, and þat me wel lykez, For I ȝelde me ȝederly … Sir Gawayn and þe Grene Knyȝt (III: 4)
Preface
It is the Age of Machinery, in every outward and inward sense of that word; the age which, with its whole undivided might, forwards, teaches a
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