The Reformation of Canada's Schools

Download or read book The Reformation of Canada's Schools written by Mark Holmes and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1998 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A proposal for the deregulation of the Canadian school. Arguing that a broad range of school choices is necessary in a pluralist society, the author contends centralized decision making by departments of education obstruct parental choice. He also criticizes the tenets of progressive (or child centered) pedagogy, which he claims has captured the school system for the past three decades. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR