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The Real World of the Public Schoolsreviewed by Donald J. Arnstine - 1973 Title: The Real World of the Public Schools Author(s): Harry S. Broudy Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York ISBN: , Pages: 271 , Year: 1972 Search for book at Amazon.com The nation's schools are currently a public punching bag. In
The Real World of the Public Schools, Harry Broudy lands a
number of solid blows, but not in the carping manner of today's
more vocal critics. He does not charge "oppression," as the
educational critics of the left are wont to do, nor does he charge
"no-account fraud" after the manner of the political critics of the
right. Broudy's attack is based on the tenets of classical realism,
a philosophical point of view for which he has served as a chief
proponent for more than a generation. Grounded in a system of
thought that has itself undergone centuries of refinement, his
criticisms of schooling are more temperate, more precise, and
probably more defensible in the light of the evidence than is most
of today's clamor.
Beyond the fashionable critiques and remedies that are currently
attracting attention, Professor Broudy finds real troubles in the
"real world" of schooling. To prepare the way for his own
observations, he... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Donald Arnstine
University of California at Davis Donald Arnstine is professor of education at the University of California at Davis.
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