The following excerpt is Part 2 of a four-part essay “Our Trickster, The School,” published throughout May 2014. If this is your first time visiting our site, we encourage you to begin with Part I, Part II, and Part III. Subscribers to our site will also receive a complete version of “Our Trickster, The School.” The […]
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methodological grist for the history of educationArchive for May, 2014
The following excerpt is Part 2 of a four-part essay “Our Trickster, The School,” published throughout May 2014. If this is your first time visiting our site, we encourage you to begin with Part I and Part II and continue on to Part IV. Subscribers to our site will also receive a complete version of “Our Trickster, The School” […]
The following excerpt is Part 2 of a four-part essay, “Our Trickster, The School,” published throughout May 2014. If this is your first time visiting our site, we encourage you to begin with Part I and continue to Part III and Part IV. Subscribers to our site will also receive a complete version of “Our Trickster, […]
“How was school today?” the education historian asked herself. “I don’t know,” she replied. “My sources didn’t tell me anything about it.” “Well, what did you learn?” “I learned that in spite of Horace Mann’s promises, school stages absurd scenarios, it bites people, and it benefits people. It’s a trickster. I’ve been duped. I’ve been […]