How long does it take to read Deschooling Society?
Deschooling Society by Ivan Illich takes about 3 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 25 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1970. 186 pages, about 51,150 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 41 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 25 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 8 minutes |
The page count is the median across 36 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A denounciation of present-day schooling with radical suggestions for reform.
Subjects: Education, Educational sociology, Philosophy, Schulkritik, Éducation, Sociologie de l'éducation
