Critics of State Education Part 1: Joseph Priestley
Smith begins his series on the critics of state education with a discussion of Joseph Priestley, the Englishman who discovered oxygen.
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Smith begins his series on the critics of state education with a discussion of Joseph Priestley, the Englishman who discovered oxygen.
Smith turns to the philosophy of Voluntaryism, discussing how its proponents fought against state control of education in the nineteenth century.
Smith explores some more Voluntaryist arguments against state education.
George H. Smith explores the Voluntaryist critique of those who support free trade in religion and commerce but advocate state interference in education.