Solnit says that we need to recognize that high school doesn't work for most young people, and suggests abolishing it.

Brazilian educator and influential theorist of critical pedagogy. (1921-1997).

American sociologist, poet, writer, anarchist, social critic, and public intellectual. (1911-1972).

Austrian philosopher, Roman Catholic priest and critic of the institutions of contemporary western culture. (1926-2002).

The stereotype of homeschooling as the haven for conservative, religious ideologues overshadows the movement's radically progressive roots. One of the movement's foremost pioneers, John Holt, was an e...

Scottish progressive educator, author and founder of Summerhill school. (1883-1973).