Old School Still Matters: Lessons from History to Reform Public Education in America by Brian L. Fife

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233mm x 155mm x 20mm

Pages: 352

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.

Despite dramatic, sweeping changes in recent decades, a strong case can be made for guiding the reformation of contemporary public education in the United States on common school ideology of the nineteenth century. The author argues that the common school remains a public institution capable of preparing Americas youth to contribute to the community in a positive manner, and that education must be treated at a public good where all childrenGÇòregardless of social classGÇòhave a right to a quality education. The work includes a thorough overview of Horace Manns writings on KGÇô12 public education that support the common school idealGÇòconcepts that are over 150 years old, yet still highly relevant today.