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Book Title
Why School?
ISBN
1595584676
EAN
9781595584670
Date of Publication
2009-09-17
Release Title
Why School?
Artist
Rose, Mike
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
New Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1595584676
ISBN-13
9781595584670
eBay Product ID (ePID)
127388306

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
192 Pages
Publication Name
Why School?
Language
English
Subject
Educational Policy & Reform / General, Aims & Objectives, Essays, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Author
Mike Rose
Subject Area
Education
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
8.5 Oz
Item Length
7.2 in
Item Width
4.7 in

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LCCN
2009-011077
Reviews
"A beautifully written work . . . [a] moving call for a humane approach to education that accounts for the needs of every child." — Christian Science Monitor, "A beautifully written work . . . [a] moving call for a humane approach to education that accounts for the needs of every child." -- Christian Science Monitor
Dewey Decimal
370
Table Of Content
CONTENTS Preface ix Introduction: Why School? 1 1. In Search of a Fresh Language of Schooling 25 2. Finding Our Way: The Experience of Education 31 3. No Child Left Behind and the Spirit of Democratic Education 43 4. Business Goes to School 53 5. Politics and Knowledge 65 6. Reflections on Intelligence in the Workplace and the Schoolhouse 73 7. On Values, Work, and Opportunity 89 8. Standards, Teaching, Learning 97 9. Remediation at the University 117 10. Re-mediating Remediation 127 11. Soldiers in the Classroom 139 12. A Language of Hope 145 13. Finding the Public Good Through the Details of Classroom Life 153 Conclusion: The Journey Back and Forward 161 Acknowledgments 171 Notes 173
Synopsis
In the tradition of Jonathan Kozol, this little book is driven by big questions. What does it mean to be educated? What is intelligence? How should we think about intelligence, education, and opportunity in an open society? Why is a commitment to the public sphere central to the way we answer these questions? Drawing on forty years of teaching and research, from primary school to adult education and workplace training, award-winning author Mike Rose reflects on these and other questions related to public schooling in America. He answers them in beautifully written chapters that are both rich in detail-a first-grader conducting a science experiment, a carpenter solving a problem on the fly, a college student's encounter with a story by James Joyce-and informed by a deep and powerful understanding of history, the psychology of learning, and the politics of education. Rose decries the narrow focus of educational policy in our time: the drumbeat of test scores and economic competition. Why School? will be embraced by parents and teachers alike, and readers everywhere will be captivated by Rose's eloquent call for a bountiful democratic vision of the purpose of schooling., In the tradition of Jonathan Kozol, this little book is driven by big questions. What does it mean to be educated? What is intelligence? How should we think about intelligence, education, and opportunity in an open society? Why is a commitment to the public sphere central to the way we answer these questions? Drawing on forty years of teaching and research, from primary school to adult education and workplace training, award-winning author Mike Rose reflects on these and other questions related to public schooling in America. He answers them in beautifully written chapters that are both rich in detail--a first-grader conducting a science experiment, a carpenter solving a problem on the fly, a college student's encounter with a story by James Joyce--and informed by a deep and powerful understanding of history, the psychology of learning, and the politics of education. Rose decries the narrow focus of educational policy in our time: the drumbeat of test scores and economic competition. Why School? will be embraced by parents and teachers alike, and readers everywhere will be captivated by Rose's eloquent call for a bountiful democratic vision of the purpose of schooling.
LC Classification Number
LA217.2.R723 2009

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