The Schoolhome
Rethinking Schools for Changing Families
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Published:10th Sep '95
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Drawing selectively from reform movements of the past and relating them to the unique needs of today’s parents and children, Jane Martin presents a philosophy of education that is responsive to America’s changed and changing realities. As more and more parents enter the workforce, the historic role of the domestic sphere in the education and development of children is drastically reduced. Consequently, Martin advocates removing the barriers between the school and the home.
An exciting breath of fresh air to the seemingly endless number of school reform books that cross my desk… In all of the discussions on school reform, which one of them places the child’s needs center stage and argues we are morally bound to tend to them, and we must do the best we can to help these children feel loved? The Schoolhome does, and does it with beauty and grace; I recommend it highly! -- Barbara Thayer-Bacon * Educational Studies *
[Martin] reconnects us with the long view of schooling and opens possibilities that delight. -- Sydney Gurewitz Clemens * Young Children *
ISBN: 9780674792661
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 345g
248 pages