A Path to Freedom in the School (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book A Path to Freedom in the School (Classic Reprint) written by Norman Mac Munn and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Path to Freedom in the School Beneath the seeming peacefulness-some would say the stagnation-of the English school there are signs of coming change. New and vitalizing forces are rising into action-and it is only the confirmed traditionalist who will believe that he is only watching the ordinary course of progressive development in education. As the doctrines of Rousseau were to the social revolution of yesterday, so, it seems to many of us, the doctrines of Montessori will be to the educational revolution of to-morrow. But just as the message of Rousseau was reinforced by the words and actions of other leaders of intellectual revolt, so we, our minds ripe for change, are finding other sources of inspiration in collateral movements for the emancipation of the young. Of these none is more wonderful and more inspiring than the Little Commonwealth for young delinquents directed by Mr. Homer Lane, on the lines of the George Junior Republics in America (except, perhaps, that it carries the principles of liberty to even greater lengths). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.