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ERIC Number: EJ307901
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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The Best and Wisest Parent: A Critique of John Holt's Philosophy of Education.
Franzosa, Susan Douglas
Urban Education, v19 n3 p227-44 Oct 1984
Describes the metamorphosis of Holt's philosophy of education and criticizes his recent advocacy for home schooling. Claims that Holt's proposals are based on a romantic conception of the private family and an unfounded pessimism about the possibility of school reform. (RDN)
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Responsibility, Public Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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