{"product_id":"horaces-hope-friedmans-folly-the-purpose-and-promise-of-public-common-schools-in-a-democratic-republic-9781475872651","title":"Horace’s Hope, Friedman’s Folly: The Purpose and Promise of Public Common Schools in a Democratic Republic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eHorace's Hope, Friedman's Folly explains the forces behind the privatization of education and debunks the idea that public education should be based on a capitalistic model. It presents the original 6 principles of public education and contrasts them with the economic model of education promoted by Milton Friedman. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 136 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 16 April 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHorace's Hope: Friedman's Folly delves into the driving forces behind the current push to privatize education, challenging the notion that public education should be based on a capitalistic model that hands over the education of our youth to corporations. It presents the original six principles of public education, which serve as the foundation for most state legislation regarding the establishment of public schools, as espoused by Horace Mann. These principles include the belief that citizens should not be deprived of both ignorance and freedom, that the public should be responsible for funding, controlling, and maintaining education, that children from different financial backgrounds should receive the same education, that the education provided should be nonsectarian (nonreligious), and that the education should be taught by professionally trained teachers. These principles are in stark contrast to the economic model of education advocated and theorized by economist Milton Friedman, which promotes a re-segregation of our children by race and creed rather than preparing them for life as members of our democratic republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 191g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 227 x 150 x 8 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781475872651\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Curtis J. Cardine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":45822651105530,"sku":"9781475872651","price":23.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1714156241409_book.jpg?v=1714421853","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/horaces-hope-friedmans-folly-the-purpose-and-promise-of-public-common-schools-in-a-democratic-republic-9781475872651","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}