How Long to Read If Schools Didn't Exist

How Long Does it Take to Read If Schools Didn't Exist?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 13 minutes to read If Schools Didn't Exist by Nils Christie

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A classic in the philosophy of education, considering the fundamental purpose and function of schools, translated into English for the first time. This classic 1971 work on the fundamental purpose and function of schools belongs on the same shelf as other landmark works of the era, including Ivan Illich's Deschooling Society, Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed, and John Holt's How Children Fail. Nils Christie's If School Didn't Exist, translated into English for the first time, departs from these works by not considering schooling (and deschooling) as much as schools and their specific community and social contexts. Christie argues that schools should be proving grounds for how to live together in society rather than assembly lines producing future citizens and employees. Christie presents three examples of schools in different settings—a French village school that became the bedrock of its community; federal government–run schools for Native Americans that facilitated the experience of inferiority; and a British secondary school that reinforced class stratification. He considers the school's function as a storage space (for an unproductive segment of society), as a means for differentiation (based on merit), and as distributor of knowledge. He introduces the idea of the school-society, a self-governing body of students, teachers, parents, and community; and he offers a vision of a society based on normalizing the needs and values of local communities.

How long is If Schools Didn't Exist?

If Schools Didn't Exist by Nils Christie is 247 pages long, and a total of 63,479 words.

This makes it 83% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read If Schools Didn't Exist Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 46 minutes to read If Schools Didn't Exist aloud.

What Reading Level is If Schools Didn't Exist?

If Schools Didn't Exist is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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