The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School by Neil Postman

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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... read more

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In considering how to conduct the schooling of our young, adults have two problems to solve.

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Neil Postman (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0679430067
Page Count: 209

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Dewey: 370.973

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Books › Nonfiction › Education › Education Theory › History
Books › Nonfiction › Education › Counseling
Books › Professional & Technical › Education

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