A sustained analysis of learning systems. The current learning systems used in the UK, schools and universities alike. Which learning system is best depends upon your purpose, The book ends with a consideration of the principles of a learning system fit for a democracy.
While few familiessee themselves as field-testing features of the next education system, their aims are more modest - to bring happiness to a child or two, that is clearly the consequence of their success. Their radicalism is either accidental or incidental. The success of families frequently comes as a pleasant surprise to them and the reasons for the effectiveness of their learning often remain somewhat unarticulated. Others who observe and research their learning are often better placed to show why they soon surpass the achievements of their schooled counterparts and to indicate how they may be blazing a trail to the next learning system.