Dennison, George

The First Street School

Ann Arbor, Radical Education Project, Publisher. Wraps. no date, circa 1968. Side stapled booklet, 8 1/2 by 11 inches. Yellow front wrapper. 12 pages plus cover. Reprint from the July 1966 issue of Liberation. A description of the philosphies and practices of the First Street School, an alternative school established in the Lower East Side of New York City. It was founded by Mabel Chrystie and operated from 1964 to 1966. George Dennison taught there and eventually wrote a book on the school, "The Lives of Children." The Radical Education Project was started by the SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) in 1967 and published a variety of leaflets and papers on various left wing ideas and causes. GOOD condition. Heavy uneven offsetting, fading and discoloration to the front wrapper. No rear wrapper, perhaps as issued. Faint yellow staining to the last page, with heavy yellow staining to the first page. Good .

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Book number: 019092

Catalogue: Education

Keywords: Noisbn Radical Studies Social Movements

Hansen, David T. (editor)

Ethical Visions of Education. Philosophies in Practice

New York, Teachers College Press, 2007. Trade Paperback. 212 pp. A collection of essays by a wide range of authors on educational philosophy and how to incorporate ideas into daily practice. With peices by W.E.B. Du Bois, John Dewey and others. VERY GOOD condition. Light fading and edgewear. Very Good .

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Book number: 014869

Catalogue: Education