The Incandescent Child: Could the Tools of the Naturalist Help Us to See Our Children and Classrooms in a New Light?

Authors

  • Dan Ford University of Hull

Keywords:

Nature, Educational alternatives, progressive education, alternative education, difference, educational theory, educational philosophy, home education, education policy

Abstract

Look around you.

 

The classroom is rectangular with a single row of windows. Tables with pine effect surfaces are arranged into small groups standing upon worn carpet. Plastic backed chairs face a whiteboard with the smudges of a previous lesson still visible. Plug sockets and cables line the room and a buzz can be heard from the high frequency pitch of electronics. Two large television screens...

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Published

2016-12-19

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Other Contributions

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