Freedom and Beyond

In this episode, I speak with Pat Farenga about the new edition of John Holt’s Freedom and Beyond (HoltGWS LLC, 2017). This book offers a broad critique of traditional schooling and its capacity for solving social problems. We discuss John Holt’s transition from classroom teacher to public intellectual as well as the broader implications of schools prioritizing job training over citizenship and self-actualization.

He recommends the following books for listeners interested in Holt’s work and our conversation:

• The Continuum Concept: In Search of Happiness Lost by Jean Liedloff
• Deschooling Society by Ivan Illich
• The Changing Nature of Man: Introduction to a Historical Psychology by Jean Hendrick Van Den Berg
• Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

Listen to the interview on New Books in Education.