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Schools Are For Children: An American Approach to the Open Classroomreviewed by Beatrice Gross - 1972 Title: Schools Are For Children: An American Approach to the Open Classroom Author(s): Alvin Hertzberg, Edward F. Stone Publisher: John Wiley, New York ISBN: , Pages: , Year: Search for book at Amazon.com Many of the people who first called attention to open education
are fearful of late. Seeing teachers and administrators who
understand neither the philosophy nor the psychology flocking
'round the banner, they warn that more is needed than popular
acclaim. Very definite skills are required if we are to ignite
rather than besiege children's minds.
Both these books help to bridge the gap in understanding and
capacity; both are endorsed by Charles Silberman. But they
reveal a difference in approach and presentation as wide as the
Atlantic.
Inside the Primary School by John Blackie was published
originally in England in 1967. Recently retired Chief Inspector of
Primary Schools of Her Majesty's Inspectors (HMI), Blackie has
written an introduction to "modern" education for parents,
grandparents, and also for students of education—but
not for teachers. The book was written to explain what
teachers were already doing in many schools. Blackie knows the
schools well, having spent thirty-three years in HMI,
visiting classrooms, making suggestions to teachers, and sharing
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- Beatrice Gross
New York University
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