Late 20th century and contemporary anarchist writers (Paul Goodman, Herbert Read, and Colin Ward) intensified and expanded the anarchist critique of state education, largely focusing on the need for a system that focuses on children's creativity rather than on their ability to attain a career or participate in consumerism as part of a consumer society.
lˈeɪt twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ænd kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ˈænɑːɹkˌɪst ɹˈaɪɾɚz pˈɔːl ɡˈʊdmən, hˈɜːbɚt ɹˈiːd, ænd kˈɑːlɪn wˈɔːɹd ɪntˈɛnsᵻfˌaɪd ænd ɛkspˈændᵻd ðɪ ˈænɑːɹkˌɪst kɹɪtˈiːk ʌv stˈeɪt ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, lˈɑːɹdʒli fˈoʊkəsɪŋ ɔnðə nˈiːd fɚɹə sˈɪstəm ðæt fˈoʊkəsᵻz ˌɔn tʃˈɪldɹənz kɹiːˌeɪtˈɪvᵻɾi ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ˌɔn ðɛɹ ɐbˈɪləɾi tʊ ɐtˈeɪn ɐ kɚɹˈɪɹ ɔːɹ pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪt ɪn kənsˈuːmɚɹˌɪzəm æz pˈɑːɹt əvə kənsˈuːmɚ səsˈaɪəɾi.