John Maclean (August 24, 1879 - November 30, 1923) on Learning and Class War

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(1879 - 1923)

Marxist Lecturer, Organiser, Scottish Schoolteacher, Revolutionary Socialist of the Red Clydeside Era, Notable for his Outspoken Opposition to the First World War, Arrested and Fired under the Defence of the Realm Act and Loss of his Teaching Post

: John Maclean, the second youngest of seven children, was born in Pollockshaws, Glasgow in 1879. John did well at school and although his widowed mother was extremely poor, she was determined that he would have a good education. In 1896 he became a pupil-teacher and later entered the Free Church Teacher Training College. (From: Spartacus-Educational.com.)


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“...it is our special business to see that all public educational institutions be used for the creation of intelligent, class conscious workers.”

Source: "Independence in Working Class Education," by John Maclean, from The Call 6th September 1917, p.5., transcribed by Ted Crawford.

"Independence in Working Class Education," by John Maclean, from The Call 6th September 1917, p.5., transcribed by Ted Crawford.

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