What Are Schools For?: Holistic Education in American Culture [Paperback]

Ron Miller (Author)

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• Paperback: 246 pages
• Publisher: Holistic Education Pr; 3 edition (November 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962723207
• ISBN-13: 978-0962723209
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #712,191 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars John R. Cathey, J.D., Ph.D., January 27, 2002

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Ron Miller,the leading voice in American holistic education, explains the emergence of holistic education within the context of the historical development of American public education. Frequently used as a classroom text for education students, What Are Schools For? is a consise treatment of the values and issues that impact public education policy in America. This is a must read for parents, educators, and politicians who are concerned with current public policy that sacrafices the complex needs of children in favor of corporate demands for the consumer economy

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5.0 out of 5 stars Holistic education in context of American public education, January 27, 2002

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Ron Miller, the leading thinker in the field of holsitic education, lays out the development of public edcucation in America and explains the emergence of holistic education within the cultural context. Frequently used as a text in college of education courses, What Are Schools For has been updated to address the current crisis in American education. This thoughtful book is a must for educators who are struggling to meet the needs of our children in a system that tends to reduce education to a servicing agent for economic interests

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read., February 19, 2010

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This review is from: What Are Schools For?: Holistic Education in American Culture (Paperback)

A great overview of the history of education along with a basic analysis of Holistic education and it underlying prFree Schools, Free People: Education and Democracy After the 1960sinciples and thinkers.