The Idler 37: Childish Things

by Tom Hodgkinson

This new issue of "The Idler" explores childhood and wonders whether today's kids are suffering from too much education, too many activities and too much interfering. Childish Things features Bertrand Russell's essay on education and freedom, an attack on professionalism, a visit to Summerhill School, where lessons are optional, and a guide to childcare for the lazy by editor Tom Hodgkinson. There's an interview with Michael Palin, a man who has gone...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0091906229
• ISBN13: 9780091906221
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.1"