This remarkable work... is at the same time profoundly scholarly and eminently accessible. It is nothing less than a tour de force, and it is a privilege to recommend it unreservedly.

Sir Gustav Nossal, former President of the Australian Academy of Science.

This may well be the most important and significant book that young people and those involved with education will read.

Maureen Nitek, The Clarendon College, Wiltshire.

I read this book with great interest and almost entire agreement.

Dr Eric Anderson, former Headmaster and Provost of Eton College.

This penetrating exploration burrows through to the heart of the malaise which has stifled so much education in the 21st century... a provocative and bold manifesto for change.

Dr Jonathan Long, Principal of the United World College of India.

This brilliantly rich, historical and philosophical background makes this a landmark work.

Dr Helen Drennen, Principal of Wesley College, Australia.

For anyone... who cares about adolescents Overschooled but Undereducated should be compulsory reading. It will fill you with joy at the potential within young people when given the opportunity to do what is natural to them, to learn and to think for themselves.

Janet Lawley, former Headteacher of Bury Girls' School.