Old School Still Matters: Lessons from History to Reform Public Education in America
- ISBN-10
- 0313398100
- ISBN-13
- 9780313398100
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 331
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-08-12
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- Brian L. Fife
Description
Can public schools in America be saved? This book considers theory, current practice, and the common school ideal through a historical lens to arrive at practical suggestions for reforming contemporary public education. • Presents information on a topic of paramount importance, as almost 90 percent of American children in grades K–12 attend public schools • Provides a thorough analysis of the writings of Horace Mann, the education reformer largely credited with helping to create the common school in the 19th century • Merges theory and practice, analyzing the common school ideal in a historical sense while also presenting ways to reform contemporary public education
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