No Homework And Recess All Day [Paperback]

Jerry Mintz (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

No Homework and Recess All Day: How to Have Freedom and Democracy in Education

Jerry Mintz, director of AERO and a world-wide authority on alternative education, has spent most of his life promoting learner-centered education and the empowerment of children. In his book, No Homework and Recess All Day: How to Have Freedom and Democracy in Education, Jerry draws on his long experience as director of a democratic school and also on his intimate relationship with democratic schools around the world to give an overview of this growing movement. If you've ever thought of attending a democratic school, enrolling your child in a democratic or alternative school, starting a democratic school, helping your school become more democratic, or teaching your child at home, then this is the book for you.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...Jerry's book gives an accurate and honest depiction of how democracy can and does work in education..." -- Isaac Graves, 16-year-old homeschooler and alumnus of the Free School (Albany, NY)

"This is a delight to read, full of insights drawn from real life..." -- John Taylor Gatto, former New York State and New York City Teacher of the Year Award and Bestselling Author of Dumbing Us Down, and The Underground History of American Education

"the one book you need in order to know everything there is to be known about kids and schooling..." -- Mary Leue, founder, Albany Free School, SKOLE, Paths of Learning, Journal of Family Life

From the Publisher

Jerry Mintz, director of AERO and a world-wide authority on alternative education, has spent most of his life promoting learner-centered education and the empowerment of children. In his book, No Homework and Recess All Day: How to Have Freedom and Democracy in Education, Jerry draws on his long experience as director of a democratic school and also on his intimate relationship with democratic schools around the world to give an overview of this growing movement. If you've ever thought of attending a democratic school, enrolling your child in a democratic or alternative school, starting a democratic school, helping your school become more democratic, or teaching your child at home, then this is the book for you.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: Bravura Books (September 5, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974525200
• ISBN-13: 978-0974525204
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,853,774 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read It, And Then "Just Do It", May 23, 2004

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This review is from: No Homework And Recess All Day (Paperback)

Jerry Mintz's life and writings are an inspiration that life can be lived with great pleasure, with remarkable productivity, without extraordinary expenditure, and right now. Perhaps you are specifically interested in childhood education, or perhaps you are simply interested in learning to live your own life in a way that makes sense and feels right. In either case, this book will stretch your ideas of what is possible in your own life and challenge you to trust yourself.