The Parents' Guide to Alternatives in Education
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ISBN: 1570620679 / Publisher: Shambhala, June 1997
The Parents' Guide to Alternatives in Education is the first book to describe the full range of current alternatives in education. It highlights some of the current trends in education and then deals in detail with twenty-three different education alternatives. For each it gives the history, philosophy, practice, a description of a representative school, and a resource section including sources of more information and suggestions for further reading.
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Begins with an overview of the development of public education in the US, and then explains some important trends in educational theory today. The text then describes various alternatives to mainstream education, such as Christian, Foxfire, Friends, Holistic, Homeschooling, Islamic, Jewish, Mennonite and Amish, Montessori, Protestant, and Roman Catholic schools. Concludes with some practical advice on choosing a school or creating a school of one's own. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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