350 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the author's words: "This book is an honest attempt to understand what it means to be educated in today's world." His argument is this: No matter how important science and technology seem to industry or government or indeed to the daily life of people, as a society we believe that those educated in literature, history, and other humanities are in some way better informed, more knowing, and... Read more
Contents: Preface: What Is an Educated Mind? Prologue: 1892. The Great Minds on Education: Plato Meets Grandview Prep. Thinking and Experience in School. What Uneducated Minds Need. The Formally Educated Mind. What Is Required for a Good Education? How High School Got That Way (the Search for the Smoking Gun). Producing Educated Minds Is Not the University's Problem. Structuring the Learning Experience. Teaching and Testing in the Modern World. Horses for Courses: The Story Centered Curriculum. Rethinking College. The SCC at Grandview (2002-2003). Teaching Realities. Fifth Grade Follies. 8th and 12th. Curriculum Redesign. K-12 Stories. CMU Results. General Hospital. Toward a New Conception of Education. Epilogue.
Biography
Roger C. Schank
