Radical School Reform

A collection of essays on the problems with public education and ideas for reform. Contributors include Paul Goodman, Neil Postman, George Dennison, Herbert Kohl, John Holt, James Herndon, and Jonathan Kozol, among others. Divided into three sections: "Some Realities," "Something Else: Theory," and "Something Else: Practice." 13 Part One: Some Realities The Urban School Nightmare James Herndon Jonathan Kozol The Suburban School Nightmare John Holt Jules Henry Part Two: Something Else: Theory Visions: The School in Society Paul Goodman Marshall McLuhan and George Leonard Ghetto Education: New Directions Kenneth Clark Preston R. Wilcox Student Participation Edgar Z. Friedenberg Montgomery County Student Alliance Making Contact: Toward a Relevant Curriculum Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner Mario D. Fantini and Gerald Weinstein Sylvia Ashton-Warner Part 3: Something Else: Practice Getting Out of Their Way: Environments for Learning Joseph Featherstone Omar Khayyam Moore George Dennison Following Their Lead: Exploring the Limits of Freedom 247 Elizabeth Monroe Drews Anne Long Teaching "Unteachables": The Acid Test Evans Clinchy Farnum Gray 322 Herbert Kohl Books by Contributors Marshall McLuhan and George Leonard Marshall McLuhan and George Leonard Marshall McLuhan and George Leonard