{"product_id":"horaces-hope-friedmans-folly-9781475872651","title":"Horaces Hope Friedmans Folly","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHorace''s Hope, Friedman''s Folly explains the forces behind the current efforts to privatize education. It also works to debunk the idea that public education should be based on a capitalistic model of action that places education of our youth into the hands of corporations. It does this by presenting the original 6 principles of public education as espoused by Horace Mann, which is the basis of most state legislation concerning the creation of public schools. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCitizens may not obtain both ignorance and freedom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe public should pay for, control, and maintain education.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChildren of different financial ladders should get the same education.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe education that is taught must be nonsectarian (nonreligious).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe education taught must use tenets of a free society.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis education should be taught by professionally trained teachers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese principles are contrasted with the economic model of education promoted and theorized by\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040378650967,"sku":"9781475872651","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475872651.jpg?v=1750946555","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/horaces-hope-friedmans-folly-9781475872651","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}