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Summary: Harrison questions the reason for education
Review: Harrison believes that the purpose of education is happiness, not "to get a good job." In The Happy Child, Harrison challenges our beliefs about education, why it exists, and what children really deserve from it. Harrison exposes how schools educate through fear and stamp out children's curiosity and creativity.This is one of the best books I have read on why we need to change our system of education. It is thought-provoking and should start many heated debates. Harrison asks many questions about our schools, our society, and what is really important.
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Summary: Harrison questions the reason for education
Review: Harrison believes that the purpose of education is happiness, not "to get a good job." In The Happy Child, Harrison challenges our beliefs about education, why it exists, and what children really deserve from it. Harrison exposes how schools educate through fear and stamp out children's curiosity and creativity. This is one of the best books I have read on why we need to change our system of education. It is thought-provoking and should start many heated debates. Harrison asks many questions about our schools, our society, and what is really important.
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Summary: The book to read on contemporary culture and education...
Review: This book is about education, but a whole lot more. It takes a look at the root of the educational paradigm and the disconnection of our culture, the workplace, the home, the family as well as the schools. It is both a harsh critique of the materialism and violence of our society and a hopeful suggestion for the possibilities of a culture of change and connection. Highly recommended.
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Summary: This is a very eye-opening book!
Review: This is one of the most radical books I've read on education, because it thoroughly questions the ideas we hold as a society about what education is and what it's good for. As products of traditional education ourselves, most of us tend to just accept the basic tenets of it. Harrison examines the notion that there is a body of information and skills that everyone should learn in school. He asks how useful this approach really is, whether it prepares us adequately for our lives, whether we end up retaining or using much of the information we labor so hard to acquire, and whether it contributes anything to our happiness. In its place, he proposes a very different model for what education can be, which he developed through the process of starting a school. I've observed myself that nearly all the high school and college students I talk to have very little idea of what they want to do with their lives--their education does not help them with this basic question. The model discussed in The Happy Child would do a much better job of helping kids find this out. I highly recommend this book to anyone who cares about the state of education in our country.
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