What's Wrong with the World Chapter 37 - The Case for Public Schools

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What's Wrong with the World Chapter 37 - The Case for Public Schools

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In which the peculiar success of English public schools is examined through the lens of their deliberate cultivation of a certain ideal boy, contrasting this with the more nebulous aims of popular education and the broader democratic spirit. The argument unfolds to defend the schools’ fostering of physical courage and a defined character, while gently chiding common criticisms as misunderstandings of their true function and ethos.

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