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A Primer of Libertarian Education
A Primer of Libertarian Education
Joel Spring
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In this book Joel Spring traces the long tradition of libertarian opposition to established forms of schooling from Rousseau and William Godwin to A.S. Neill and Paulo Freire. He illuminates the central questions that have concerned radical educators: -- How can teaching encourage independence and self-reliance? -- Can rigid ideas and ideologies be avoided by radical educators? -- What is the contradiction between schooling and education? Content: 1. The Radical Critique of Schooling 2. Ownership of Self 3. The Growth of Consciousness: Marx to Freire 4. Sexual Liberation and Summerhill: Reich and Neil 5. Freeing the Child from Childhood 6. Present Realities and Future Prospects. Notes and Bibliography
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