The End of Education
Redefining the Value of School
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- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
1 November 1996
Summary
Postman suggests that the current crisis in our educational system derives from its failure to supply students with a translucent, unifying “narrative” like those that inspired earlier generations. Instead, today’s schools promote the false “gods” of economic utility, consumerism, or ethnic separatism and resentment. What alternative strategies can we use to instill our children with a sense of global citizenship, healthy intellectual skepticism, respect of America’s traditions, and appreciat…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679750314 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0679750312 |
| Author: | Neil Postman |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 1996 |
| Weight: | 193g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 134mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Vintage |
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“Informal and clear… . Postman’s ideas about education are appealingly fresh.” – The New York Times Book Review
“Informal and clear… . Postman’s ideas about education are appealingly fresh.” –The New York Times Book Review
About The Author
Neil Postman
Neil Postman was University Professor, Paulette Goddard Chair of Media Ecology, and Chair of the Department of Culture and Communication at New York University. Among his twenty books are studies of childhood (The Disappearance of Childhood), public discourse (Amusing Ourselves to Death), education (Teaching as a Subversive Activity and The End of Education), and the impact of technology (Technopoly). His interest in education was long-standing, beginning with his experience as an elementary and secondary school teacher. He died in 2003.
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