The End of Education

Redefining the Value of School

Redefining the Value of School

By Neil Postman

By Neil Postman

Category: Nonfiction

Category: Nonfiction

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    About The End of Education

    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 appreciation of its diversity? In answering this question, The End of Education restores meaning and common sense to the arena in which they are most urgently needed.



    "Informal and clear…Postman’s ideas about education are appealingly fresh."–New York Times Book Review

    About The End of Education

    In this comprehensive response to the education crisis, the author of Teaching as a Subversive Activity returns to the subject that established his reputation as one of our most insightful social critics. Postman presents useful models with which schools can restore a sense of purpose, tolerance, and a respect for learning.

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    About 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… More about Neil Postman

    About 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… More about Neil Postman

    Product Details

    Paperback
    Published by Vintage
    Oct 29, 1996 | 224 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679750314

    Ebook
    Published by Vintage
    Jun 01, 2011 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9780307797209

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