years freedom years freedom study development ideas intellectual biography british traces influenced developed idea philosophy child autonomy book follows early life career rural scotland continues influence lane origins years founding years historical analysis ideas context intellectual educational trends life time publication surveyed progressive school leaders impact field reported perception influence teacher pupil relations years published england later renamed evolution idea american publication contemporary reviewers considered years best available biography largely praised clarity biographical detail insight found book philosophical sections comparatively weak author biased teacher school overview years freedom intellectual biography british traces influence thought released years school founding book historical analysis presents development idea philosophy context related social political educational intellectual trends saw work biography analysis ideas development outward reception ideas book published england years freedom study development ideas later renamed evolution idea american publication book includes photographs book follows course life youth rural scotland start world wars focuses relation education minds biographical detail influence theories 1920s psychological theories 1930s compares thought contemporaries compared russell advocated certain virtues child education instead insisted child left values decisions apart adult influence manipulation reviews roles freedom authority anarchy maturation thought final sections explain internal processes philosophy position british global social order contends remained consistent principles roles 1920s educational experiments 1930s advocate children freedom post world war movement informal education conducted study surveyed progressive heads broadly defined infant elementary secondary schools influence responses indicated significant impact profession perceived teacher pupil relations respondents reported significant influence moral sex education little impact school curriculum classroom teaching methods received little response heads state comprehensive schools previously taught lecturer education contemporaneous significant biographies include autobiography orange english progressive schools later cited book reception think work biography comparative education review said essentially strongest wrote book best biography available time called comprehensive objective thoughtful comparison autobiography biography small insights larger issues complex man complex world reflecting biographies added book interest comparative addressed points readers find interesting role history ideas role ideas outside world thought readers find work long detailed found book struggle work complete compared easy stream consciousness prose said years written great interesting essential interested understanding choice recommended excellent volume readership levels considered telling autobiography agreed historical biography remained clear cool wrote account sympathetic published system wrote reconciled needs individual freedom societal regulation commenting book survey study british journal educational studies wrote hard true influence state schools constitute majority schools poor response rate added progressive education topics reported influenced continued controversial asked challenges authoritarian education replaced methods chaos comparative education review said study descriptive role evolution philosophy wrote book functioned best biography philosophy sections comprehensive coherent felt study philosophical portions life broader picture best sellers appreciated book important points advocates educational freedom practice instead seek techniques controlling children curtis felt book added little new content appreciated book detail log based fact fiction multiple reviewers highlighted association school wrote want disciples accepts generally idea fit role new statesman noted book sided despite signs thorough research said balanced account elusive press pupils similar memoirs old boys clubs wrote position considering criticism conventional educational wisdom horrified turned school type folk myth set straight tucker saw cause defense time publication wider acceptance powerful figure education school template american free school movement wrote enjoying greater acceptance later life losing school best sellers said criticism open education basically wrote sympathetic portrayal sympathetic angle felt came child overly strict demanding father spent rest life dimensional crusade rational authority forms altogether wrote years succeeds systematic scholarly look idea fails provide balanced profound look counterpart need restraint responsibility world liked years thought wonderful job wasn critical noted work received reviews compared
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