Since its original publication in 1979, John I. Goodlad's What Schools Are For has earned the status of a classic. Goodlad offers an angry and penetrating analysis of American education and calls for a thorough re-examination of the purposes of education.
I edited this classic by John Goodlad through two editions. It should be basic reading for any aspiring educator and, indeed, for any practicing educator who desires to renew his or her understanding of what schools really are for.