Nicholas McGuinn is Honorary Fellow in the Department of Education at the University of York, UK.

[bad] "Some of the analyses are insightful, but at times a response seems to ignore the careful distinctions laid out, as if the writer is making an effort to be controversial." --Choice, March 2003

• 1. The aims of education2. How and why do we learn?3. Who teaches and why?4. Policy, practice and principles5. Education for a better world?6. ConclusionAppendix: a brief history of education

Nicholas McGuinn is Honorary Fellow in the Department of Education at the University of York, UK.

[bad] "Some of the analyses are insightful, but at times a response seems to ignore the careful distinctions laid out, as if the writer is making an effort to be controversial." --Choice, March 2003

• 1. The aims of education2. How and why do we learn?3. Who teaches and why?4. Policy, practice and principles5. Education for a better world?6. ConclusionAppendix: a brief history of education

Nicholas McGuinn is Honorary Fellow in the Department of Education at the University of York, UK.

[bad] "Some of the analyses are insightful, but at times a response seems to ignore the careful distinctions laid out, as if the writer is making an effort to be controversial." --Choice, March 2003

• 1. The aims of education2. How and why do we learn?3. Who teaches and why?4. Policy, practice and principles5. Education for a better world?6. ConclusionAppendix: a brief history of education