
Why School?
Professor Mike Rose
(Author)Description
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.
Product Details
Publisher | New Press |
Publish Date | September 01, 2009 |
Pages | 192 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781595584670 |
Dimensions | 7.0 X 4.5 X 0.8 inches | 0.5 pounds |
About the Author
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