Use of Explosive Ideas in Education: Culture, Class, and Evolution

by Theodore Brameld, Herbert R. Kohl (Foreword)

One of the leading educational philosophers of the twentieth century, Theodore Brameld helped pioneer the idea that education can be used to transform society for the better. He believed that schools should help the individual not only to develop socially but to learn how to be responsible citizens as well. In this classic work, first published in 1965, Brameld presents three "explosive ideas" that should be at the very center of the school culture, class, and evolution. With wars waged today over bilingual education, lack of resources in poor school districts, and the teaching of evolution in schools, Brameld's book is once again a timely exploration of how to foster democratic principles through education and how schools can be a driving force for both social and political change.

272 pages, Paperback

First published April 14, 2009

Reviews

[Joelyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always review the format of a book before I dig into it too deeply. What I have noticed so far is that there is no Index in the back. The very last page of print is the last page of the book. interesting

Herbert Kohl is the editor of this series of books "Classics in Progressive Education", and other authors included are Scott Nearing and Maxine Greene. Scott Nearing died about 20 years ago now, and he and his wife lived in the wilderness of Vermont? for the last 40 years of their lives. They both lived well into their 90's on organic food they had grown themselves, heating their home with firewood they had grown and cut themselves, etc.

Maxine Greene is still kicking. She lives in Toronto? and has her own progressive educational organization based on her ideas (and many others) about education. She is a giant in progressive education from the 1970's.