Working Class and the Transformation of Learning: The Fraud of Education Reform Under Capitalism

by Jack Barnes

"Until society is reorganized so that education is a human activity from the time we are very young until the time we die, there will be no education worthy of working, creating humanity."

Genres: Education

Paperback

First published July 1, 2000

Reviews

[Marc Lichtman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Originally from a speech that was in Capitalism's World Disorder: Working-Class Politics at the Millennium, Socialist Workers Party leader Harry Ring came up with the great idea of putting it into pamphlet form. But today I think the best way to read it is as part of Are They Rich Because They're Smart?.

[Austin Wright · Rating 4 out of 5]

A total reassessment of the US school system. The most interesting point for me was how Professors get a "sabbatical" every seven years where they can go to another country and continue learning while receiving half-pay for six-months to a year. The author, Jack Barnes, then asks us what if workers got a "sabbatical" every three years to then go out and learn and explore? How the purpose of work should also be self-expansion rather than just doing the same-task over and over with no purpose in mind.

This pamphlet is taken from his larger work: Capitalism's World Disorder.

[Jaie Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Why do people go to school? What is the defence of higher education vs becoming a worker? When does education stop? What does the idea of education in society have to do with social revolution and the upheaval of capitalism? Jack Barnes