Download or read book Humanistic Critique of Education written by Peter M. Smudde and published by Parlor Press LLC. This book was released on 2010-02-03 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humanistic Critique of Education’s ten essays by noted scholars address the subject of educational policy, methods, ideology and more, with stress upon the rhetoric of contemporary teaching and learning. Humanistic Critique of Education focuses on education as symbolic action, as the foundation of discovery and, thus, as “equipment for living” in Kenneth Burke’s terms. These essays will spark dialogue about improving education in democratic societies through the lens of humanism.