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INFORMAL HOME EDUCATION: A Philosophical Rationale for Liberated Pedagogy

Record: Alan Thomas and Harriet Pattison, “Informal Home Education: Philosophical Aspirations Put Into Practice” in Studies in Philosophy and Education 32(2): 141-154 (2013) [Available Here] British researchers Thomas and Pattison are frequent collaborators, most significantly on the 2008 revision of … Continue reading

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THE PRIMA FACIE CASE AGAINST HOMESCHOOLING: A Critique, Part 2

Record: Randall Curren and J. C. Blokhuis, “The Prima Facie Case Against Homeschooling” in Public Affairs Quarterly, 25, no. 1 (January 2011): 1-19. Summary: In my previous post I argued against the historic backstory Curren and Blokhuis provide as the … Continue reading

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THE PRIMA FACIE CASE AGAINST HOMESCHOOLING: A Critique, Part 1

Record: Randall Curren and J. C. Blokhuis, “The Prima Facie Case Against Homeschooling” in Public Affairs Quarterly, 25, no. 1 (January 2011): 1-19. Curren, a distinguished philosopher of education, and Blokhuis, a recent graduate student of Curren’s who is now … Continue reading

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