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A look inside a democratic school where work, play, and study reshape society and learning itself.
This exploration presents a school that blends production, learning, and community life. It shows how different groups—printing, botany, library, cooking, theatre, and more—work together under a shared vision of education as a path to wiser, happier citizens. The narrative contrasts the school’s approach with ordinary schooling and hints at the larger political ideas that shape its practices.
Readers will see how the school organizes its work, from shops and budgets to exhibitions and public performances. The text highlights the role of play, hands-on creation, and inquiry in developing both knowledge and character, while noting tensions and debates about structure, funding, and governance.
- How various student-led groups manage production, learning spaces, and resources.
- Ways in which work and play are integrated to educate and empower.
- The political and social ideas that influence school life and its goals.
- Examples of how a democratic approach could translate to larger society.
Ideal for readers curious about progressive education, democratic schooling, and the interplay between pedagogy and politics.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book examines why our educational models need to change to meet the demands of the 21st century. The author first examines the four key components of traditional schooling - children, textbooks, teachers and buildings - and argues that, in their present form, they are unfit for purpose. The author discusses the damage done to children's self-belief and motivation by traditional teaching methods, the irrelevance and inaccessibility of textbooks, the narrowness of teachers' expertise, and the fundamentally inappropriate nature of school buildings. The author then goes on to advocate for a complete rethink of educational priorities, with a focus on learning through play, access to real-world skills, environments that foster creativity and exploration, and an end to rote learning. This book is a radical and insightful critique of modern education that offers a fresh perspective on the future of learning. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781331146605_0
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