Horace’s Hope, Friedman’s Folly: The Purpose and Promise of Public Common Schools in a Democratic Republic...

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Curtis J. Cardine

Horace’s Hope, Friedman’s Folly

The Purpose and Promise of Public Common Schools in a Democratic Republic

Curtis J. Cardine

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Rowman & Littlefield
16 April 2024

Educational strategies & policy; Independent schools, private education

Horace's Hope, Friedman's Folly explains the forces behind the current efforts to privatize education. It also works to debunk the idea that public education should be based on a capitalistic model of action that places education of our youth into the hands of corporations. It does this by presenting the original 6 principles of public education as espoused by Horace Mann, which is the basis of most state legislation concerning the creation of public schools.

Citizens may not obtain both ignorance and freedom. The public should pay for, control, and maintain education. Children of different financial ladders should get the same education. The education that is taught must be nonsectarian (nonreligious). The education taught must use tenets of a free society. This education should be taught by professionally trained teachers.

These principles are contrasted with the economic model of education promoted and theorized by economist Milton Friedman. A model that is re-segregating our children by race and creed rather than preparing them for life as a member of our democratic republic.

By: Curtis J. Cardine
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 161mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9781475872644
ISBN 10: 147587264X
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 16 April 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Curtis Cardine has over 50 years in public and charter schools where he served as a superintendent, principal, and teacher. An early advocate of the model for charter schools promoted by Dr. Ray Budde, and endorsed by the American Federation of Teachers. Mr. Cardine has written multiple papers on charter schools for the Grand Canyon Institute in Arizona where he serves as a research associate.

Reviews for Horace’s Hope, Friedman’s Folly: The Purpose and Promise of Public Common Schools in a Democratic Republic

Curt Cardine has written an important book about the ripoff of the American taxpayer and the destruction of public schools by the rapacious, profit-driven charter school movement. He demonstrates why authorities must establish clear standards for academic and financial accountability for these schools, or close them down and return their students to public schools. -- Diane Ravitch, former assistant secretary of education; author of ""The Death and Life of the Great American School System"" Curt Cardine has written a book to remind us all that when it comes to public education, we cannot have it both ways: either we must insist on requiring that all public schools -- neighborhood or charter -- are a public good, subject to the same basic laws of transparency and accountability; or we must redefine public education as a private commodity, and let the market rule. If that choice feels fundamentally important, both to you and to the future of our civic health, this book is for you -- Sam Chaltain, author of ""American Schools: The Art of Creating a Democratic Learning Community""