The Little Platoons
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Little Platoons
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Author : Matt Feeney
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-03-09
Little Platoons written by Matt Feeney and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-09 with Family & Relationships categories.
This eye-opening book brilliantly explores the true roots of over-parenting, and makes a case for the vital importance of family life. Parents naturally worry about the future. They want to prepare their children to compete in an uncertain world. But often, argues political philosopher and father of three Matt Feeney, today's worried parents surrender their family's autonomy to gain a leg up in this competition. In the American ideal, family life is a sacred and private sphere, distinct from the outside world. But in our hypercompetitive times, Feeney shows, parents have become increasingly willing to let the inner life of the family be colonized by outside forces that promise better futures for their kids: prestigious preschools, "educational" technologies, youth sports leagues, a multitude of enrichment activities, and -- most of all -- college. A provocative, eye-opening book for any parent who suspects their kids' stuffed schedules are not serving their best interests, Little Platoons calls us to rediscover the distinctive, profound solidarity of family life.
Little Platoons
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Author : David Skelton
language : en
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Release Date : 2019-09-03
Little Platoons written by David Skelton and has been published by Biteback Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-03 with Political Science categories.
Brexit – a revolutionary moment in British politics. Voters in long-forgotten English towns made their disenchantment clear, overwhelmingly voting to 'take back control' from a remote and defective economic system. Despite this decisive message in 2016, the concerns of these forgotten towns have continued to be all but ignored. David Skelton grew up in Consett, a north-eastern town where the steel industry has deep roots. When the steelworks closed almost forty years ago it lost everything, a story echoed in towns across England. Skelton uses Consett's experience to discuss what has gone wrong and how we can put it right. He considers a broken social contract and the economic and identity liberalism which has neglected the needs of a great bulk of the population. Little Platoons calls for a revival of One Nation to recognise the needs of people in such towns. It argues that a brave Tory Party can shatter decades-old boundaries and redraw the political map by marrying social reform with private enterprise, enhancing community values and allowing long-ignored voters to genuinely take back control.
The Little Platoons
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Author : George Liebmann
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1995-06-27
The Little Platoons written by George Liebmann and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-06-27 with Political Science categories.
The Little Platoons examines sub-local government—the small-scale structures of civil society that lie between the individual and large governmental actors—in England, France, Germany, the United States, Russia, China, and Japan. The work examines community councils, educational districts, neighborhood organizations, and the like, as seen in various societies in the modern age. And, in identifying common attributes of these civil and societal organizations, the work has particular relevance—and indeed makes ameliorative recommendations—for the problems of our modern cities. In a period of dissatisfaction with a self-regarding and centralized political class and with both market and bureaucratic institutions, Liebmann's thoughtful analysis of community and civil organization in a variety of societies and traditions broadens our understanding of comparative politics and sociology, urban planning, and state and local government.
Recruiting To The Little Platoons
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Author : William Waldegrave
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Recruiting To The Little Platoons written by William Waldegrave and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Conservatism categories.
Defining Hybrid Homeschools In America
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Author : Eric Wearne
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2020-10-28
Defining Hybrid Homeschools In America written by Eric Wearne and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-28 with Education categories.
Defining Hybrid Homeschools in America: Little Platoons explores the idea of hybrid homeschools, where students attend a formal school setting for part of the week and are homeschooled the rest of the week. Eric Wearne observes that school choice in America typically comes in two forms: programs set up for disadvantaged students, and the more common form of choice that wealthy parents can exercise—paying private tuition or moving to a more desirable school district. While disadvantaged families in many places and wealthy families everywhere can exercise choice when it comes to schooling, a sizeable group typically gets left out of those options—the large number of families who are too wealthy to access state or local programs, but not wealthy enough to pay for private schooling or moving expenses. Wearne argues that this is a long-term weakness for school choice in America; the middle class is generally a well-off demographic, but is almost completely unserved when it comes to this large aspect of their children’s lives. However, one low-cost option has arisen to address this niche: hybrid home schools. Wearne cites existing research to argue for this model’s efficacy for the middle class as a strong example of a healthy civil society and examines how policy definitions are breaking down and evolving in education as we challenge the existing definitions of schooling.
Little Platoons
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Author : Steve Waters
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Little Platoons written by Steve Waters and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Free schools categories.
A group of West London parents are driven by desperation to take the government up on their offer and start their own 'free school'. They want to create an education that their children will enjoy rather than endure. But as they find their lives give over to a disturbing version of the Big Society, their fervour turns to panic.
Green Philosophy
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Author : Roger Scruton
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
Release Date : 2014-05-01
Green Philosophy written by Roger Scruton and has been published by Atlantic Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-01 with Nature categories.
The environment has long been the undisputed territory of the political Left, which has seen the principal threats to the earth as issuing from international capitalism, consumerism and the over-exploitation of natural resources. In Green Philosophy, Scruton argues that conservatism is far better suited to tackle environmental problems than either liberalism or socialism. He shows that rather than entrusting the environment to unwieldy NGOs and international committees, we must assume personal responsibility and foster local sovereignty. People must be empowered to take charge of their environment, to care for it as a home, and to affirm themselves through the kind of local associations that have been the traditional goal of conservative politics. Our common future is by no means assured, but as Roger Scruton clearly demonstrates in this important book, there is a path that we can take which could ensure the future safety of our planet and our species.
Reflections On The Revolution In France
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Author : Edmund Burke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1814
Reflections On The Revolution In France written by Edmund Burke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1814 with categories.
The Fractured Republic
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Author : Yuval Levin
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2017-05-23
The Fractured Republic written by Yuval Levin and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-23 with Political Science categories.
Americans today are frustrated and anxious. Our economy is sluggish, and leaves workers insecure. Income inequality, cultural divisions, and political polarization increasingly pull us apart. Our governing institutions often seem paralyzed. And our politics has failed to rise to these challenges. No wonder, then, that Americans -- and the politicians who represent them -- are overwhelmingly nostalgic for a better time. The Left looks back to the middle of the twentieth century, when unions were strong, large public programs promised to solve pressing social problems, and the movements for racial integration and sexual equality were advancing. The Right looks back to the Reagan Era, when deregulation and lower taxes spurred the economy, cultural traditionalism seemed resurgent, and America was confident and optimistic. Each side thinks returning to its golden age could solve America's problems. In The Fractured Republic, Yuval Levin argues that this politics of nostalgia is failing twenty-first-century Americans. Both parties are blind to how America has changed over the past half century -- as the large, consolidated institutions that once dominated our economy, politics, and culture have fragmented and become smaller, more diverse, and personalized. Individualism, dynamism, and liberalization have come at the cost of dwindling solidarity, cohesion, and social order. This has left us with more choices in every realm of life but less security, stability, and national unity. Both our strengths and our weaknesses are therefore consequences of these changes. And the dysfunctions of our fragmented national life will need to be answered by the strengths of our decentralized, diverse, dynamic nation. Levin argues that this calls for a modernizing politics that avoids both radical individualism and a centralizing statism and instead revives the middle layers of society -- families and communities, schools and churches, charities and associations, local governments and markets. Through them, we can achieve not a single solution to the problems of our age, but multiple and tailored answers fitted to the daunting range of challenges we face and suited to enable an American revival.
Hybrid Homeschooling
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Author : Michael Q. McShane
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2021-03-14
Hybrid Homeschooling written by Michael Q. McShane and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-14 with Education categories.
All across the country, in traditional public, public charter, and private schools, entrepreneurial educators are experimenting with the school day and school week. Hybrid Homeschools have students attend traditional classes in a brick-and-mortar school for some part of the week and homeschool for the rest of the week. Some do two days at home and three days at school, others the inverse, and still others split between four days at home or school and one day at the other. This book dives deep into hybrid homeschooling. It describes the history of hybrid homeschooling, the different types of hybrid homeschools operating around the country, and the policies that can both promote and thwart it. At the heart of the book are the stories of hybrid homeschoolers themselves. Based on numerous in-depth interviews, the book tells the story of hybrid homeschooling from both the family and educator perspective.