Benign Violence: Education in and Beyond the Age of Reason by Ansgar Allen
Keywords:
Educational alternatives, progressive education, alternative education, difference, educational theory, educational philosophy, home education, education policyAbstract
Ansgar Allen’s book is a challenge to the reader. It compels us to see beyond the artifice of the modern face of Education to uncover the illusion of meritocracy and the claim that education is an “incontestable social good.â€
Allen writes deliberately against the grain presenting his ideas as a series of reflections upon Education in its entirety. As such it is a sobering, uncomfortable and relentless read that causes us to examine our own relationships as pedagogues.
...References
n/a
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License of their choice (usually CCBY 3.0 unported, but determined at the proofing stage by consultation with the Editor - readers looking for copyright permissions are required to do this on a case by case basis) that allows others to share the work in some way with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. We appreciate authors placing a link to the Other Education site wherever they choose to offer a PDF download to the original OE article.
