36 Children
Memoir
By: Herbert Kohl
Date: 1967
Source: Kohl, Herbert. 36 Children. New York: The New American Library, 1967, 3–8.
About the Author: Herbert Kohl (1937–) spent his career exploring alternatives to traditional education. He was educated at Harvard, Oxford, and Teacher's College, Columbia University. Kohl taught in a New York City school for two years in the 1960s. His 1969 book The Open Classroom: A Practical Guide to a New Way of Teaching discusses teaching methods that help students discover what is meaningful to them. Kohl's educational philosophy emphasizes respect and honesty with students.
Introduction
In the mid-1960s, slightly over 50 percent of New York state's children attended urban schools. These were often schools, as one observer described them in 1969, "hampered by financial stringency, and, in recent years, by the growing...
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