The Dissenting Tradition in American Education
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| Vol. 85, Prg. 16–20
October 13–17, 2008
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Homeschoolers aren’t the first ones to object to the notion of a public school. This week, Dr. James Carper explains how the early common schools bred dissenters from the beginning, why public schools inevitably create dissent, and how homeschooling descended from those roots.
Program Listing:
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Guest:
James C. Carper
 is a professor of Social Foundations of Education in the Department of Educational Studies at The University of South Carolina, where he has been a faculty member since 1989. His research interests include the history of education in the United States, education and religion, and private schools. He has co-authored or co-edited nine books on religion and education, most recently with Thomas C. Hunt, The Dissenting Tradition in American Education (New York: Peter Lang, 2007). His essays have appeared in History of Education Quarterly, Educational Forum, Journal of Church and State, Educational Leadership, Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Educational Policy, Mid-America, and Kappa Delta Pi Record. He is a past president of Associates for Research on Private Education.
He and Kathy, his wife of 38 years, have two adult children and a total of 16 years of homeschooling experience. Kathy is the President of the South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools (SCAIHS). They are members of Cornerstone Presbyterian Church (PCA), where they sing, care for infants, and occasionally teach.
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Dr. James Carper and Dr. Thomas Hunt’s book recounts episodes of Catholic and Protestant nonconformity since the inception of public education, including how this led to the homeschooling movement.
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