Old School Still Matters: Lessons from History to Reform Public Education in America

Lessons from History to Reform Public Education in America

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, History, Educational Theory, Educational Reform
Cover of the book Old School Still Matters: Lessons from History to Reform Public Education in America by Brian L. Fife, ABC-CLIO
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Author: Brian L. Fife ISBN: 9780313398100
Publisher: ABC-CLIO Publication: August 12, 2013
Imprint: Praeger Language: English
Author: Brian L. Fife
ISBN: 9780313398100
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Publication: August 12, 2013
Imprint: Praeger
Language: English

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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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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