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Why Do We Educate?: Voices from the Conversation(Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education)

Why Do We Educate?: Voices from the Conversation(Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education)

          
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About the Book

  • A unique collection of contemporary writings about the purposes of education in today’s society
  • Includes “the voices” of more than 90 public and private figures through essays, speeches, fiction, cartoons and blogs
  • Voices include Barack Obama, Laura Bush, Richard Dreyfus and Newt Gingrich
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Table of Contents:
Series Editor’s Foreword, Gary D. Fenstermacher Acknowledgments Prologue: Voices From The Conversation, Mark A. Smylie Why Must I Learn? Bernard Schoenbaum Part One: Voices From Arts And Entertainment A Talk To Teachers, James Baldwin The Drill, Ed Burns Quiz Master, Barney Tobey People Expect Great Things From You, Bill Cosby . Athletics And The Education Of Boys, Frank Deford Dancing Through Life, Pierre Dulaine Civilization’s Thin Veneer, Václav Havel The World Of Music, Samuel Hazo Dear Ann Landers, Eppie Lederer On Not Winning The Nobel Prize, Doris Lessing On Teaching And Grades, Robert Pirsig Forget It, Bill Watterson What Is An American Education? Richard Rodriguez Expressing Our Imaginations and Feelings, Harold M. Williams Part Two: Voices From Business, Science, And Technology Global Competition Is The New Reality, David Abney How To Get Off The Roof, Norman R. Augustine Your Spaceship, Claude Smith The Purpose Of Education, Joseph A. Bailey II, M.D. Commentary, Craig R. Barrett Competitive Edge, Robert Weber Who, What, Why, Where? Keith L. Black A Nobel Prize Winner Recalls His Education, Nicolaas Bloembergen Is Google Making Us Stupid? Nicholas Carr Strengthening American Competitiveness For The 21st Century, Bill Gates Your Country’s Desperate Need, Whitney Darrow, Jr. On The Threshold Of The 21st Century: Comments On Science Education, Leon M. Lederman Great Teachers And Great Effort: Two Keys To A Great Education, Lowell Milken The Promise Of Education, Christopher Nordlinger Demographics Must Not Be Destiny, Andy Stern An Extraordinary Opportunity Wasted On Youth, Sam Zell Part Three: Voices From Education Let Teenagers Try Adulthood, Leon Botstein Who Are You? Barney Tobey Remarks To Unesco Plenary Session, Paris, France, Laura Bush Education And The Economy, Geoffrey Canada Regaining The Thought-Action Continuum: A New Liberal Arts, Elizabeth Coleman How Public Education Cripples Our Kids And Why, John Taylor Gatto Such A Mess, Joseph Mirachi Dear Teacher, Anonymous What Our 17-Year-Olds Know, Frederick M. Hess This Algebra Is Driving Me Nuts! Jeff Mcnelly To Sustain The American Dream, Arthur Levine Are There Any Questions? Mel Lazarus Pass Or Fail, Will Okun . Where The Process Begins, Vivian Gussin Paley Try Not To Worry, Charles E. Martin Posteriores Calcate! Aaron Parrett My Graduation Speech, Neil Postman Finding Our Way, Mike Rose Part Four: Voices From Political And Civic Leadership Labor And Management Must Work Together, Elaine L. Chao American Education—American Competitiveness, Bill Clinton A World Without Public Schools, David Gelernter A Certain Panache, William Hamilton A Prosperity Agenda For The 21st Century, Newt Gingrich Huckabee Extols Higher Education, Mike Huckabee Lifetime Earnings, Lee Lorenz Jbs On Public Education, The John Birch Society Values And Purposes Of Education And Skills, Liberal Democrats Online Policy Consultation Group Service To America, John Mccain Our Kids, Our Future, Barack Obama Make Ripples Of Your Own, Alan C. Page Moral Strength And Education, Colin Powell. Our Day, Barbara Smaller Speech At The South Carolina March For Equity In Education, Richard W. Riley Part Five: Voices From Religious And Spiritual Leadership Statement On Public Education, American Jewish Committee The Real Purpose Of Education, Khalid Baig That Sort Of Thing, Alice Harvey Aims Of Buddhist Education, Bhikkhu Bodhi Winning, Lee Lorenz The Purpose Of Education, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Lovely Innocence, Robert Weber For Wonder, In Wonder, Martin E. Marty The Churches And The Public Schools At The Close Of The Twentieth Century, National Council Of The Churches Of Christ, U.S.A Part Six: Voices From The Media Find Your Voice As A World Citizen, Christiane Amanpour Doing Hard Work Of The Mind: Immigrants See Life Is More Than Labor, Oscar Avila Education Is Supposed To Make You Rich, Not Wealthy, Simon Barnes Life’s Report Card, William Hamilton The Biggest Issue, David Brooks The Purpose Of Education, Tom Campbell Hope In The Unseen, Thomas L. Friedman The Luckiest Girl, Nicholas D. Kristof “Do Your Own Homework”: Asian Students Should Learn To Think For Themselves, Andrew Lam If At First You Don’t Succeed Enough, Abigail Sullivan Moore Too Early, Robert J. Day Memories Of  Mississippi And The Challenges Of No Child Left Behind, Diane Rado Build A Future We Can Be Proud Of, Tim Russert Dealing With Hatred: How The Torrent Of Anti-Americanism Affects Teenagers, Jeffrey Zaslow Part Seven: Voices For Education And The Promotion Of Democratic Ideals “Here’s The Story”, David Miller Education For Democracy: A Statement Signed By Over 100 Distinguished Leaders, Albert Shanker Institute Solving Problems And Building Communities, Richard Lee Colvin On Civics Education, Richard Dreyfuss Why Do We Educate So Many So Poorly In A Democratic Society? Lynn Huntley The Fundamental Purpose Of Education Is Democracy, Sean Kershaw Why Educate? Martha Minow You Have The Right To Remain Silent, Jeff Danziger Good Citizenship: The Purpose Of Education, Eleanor Roosevelt On My Mind: Educating For Freedom, A.M. Rosenthal


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781405196680
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
  • Depth: 19
  • Height: 236 mm
  • No of Pages: 200
  • Series Title: Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education
  • Sub Title: Voices from the Conversation
  • Weight: 590 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1405196688
  • Publisher Date: 20 Feb 2009
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: 2
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 21 mm
  • Volume: 2
  • Width: 160 mm


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