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[Joelyn]

When I read a book I always look at how the book is arranged. For instance, this book has no index. The very last printed page is the last page of the book. It does have two Forewords. Both were written by the series editor, Herbert Kohl. In the Foreword to this book, Kohl mentions some big names in curriculum theory and educational philosophy.

If you’ve taken EDCI 803, curriculum development, then you will recognize the following: Dewey, Rugg and Counts.

Another thing I noticed when I looked at the other books in this series are the authors, Scott Nearing and Maxine Greene. Scott Nearing and his wife lived in the wilderness of Vermont? the last 40 years of their lives; living well into their 90s by eating organic food they grew themselves, cutting firewood, living a very sustainable and rustic life. They were part of the “back to the land” movement in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Although Scott passed away first, his wife lived well into her late 90’s and passed away in the 1990’s.

Maxine Greene is probably best known for her years at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City. She has been involved in “New Visions for Public Schools” and other progressive initiatives. She is still alive.