... social institutions Education for Work ! Introduction School was engineered to serve the economy and social order. It wasn't made for the benefit of kids and families, as those people would define their own needs. School is the first impression children get of organized society. Like most first impressions, it lasts. At the time of the education act in 1870 it was ... being taught what they're taught because the curriculum will be driven by utility. John Holt defines education as: ...something that some people do to others for their own good, moulding and shaping them, and trying to mak...

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