E. D. Hirsch

How to Educate a Citizen (eBook, ePUB)

The Power of Shared Knowledge to Unify a Nation

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Why a dumbed-down curriculum is bad for our democracy: "A persuasive, scientifically sound case for an education revolution."-Shelf Awareness InHow to Educate a Citizen, E.D. Hirsch continues the conversation he began thirty years ago with his classic bestsellerCultural Literacy,urging America's public schools, particularly at the elementary level, to educate our children more effectively to help heal and preserve the nation. Since the 1960s, our schools have been relying on "child-centered learning." History, geography, science, civics, and other essential knowledge have been dumbed down by vacuous learning "techniques" and "values-based" curricula; indoctrinated by graduate schools of education, administrators and educators have believed they are teaching reading and critical thinking skills. Yet these cannot be taught in the absence of strong content, Hirsch argues. The consequence is a loss of shared knowledge that would enable us to work together, understand one another, and make coherent, informed decisions. A broken approach to school not only leaves our children underprepared and erodes the American dream but also loosens the bonds that hold the nation together. Drawing on early schoolmasters and educational reformers such as Noah Webster and Horace Mann, Hirsch charts the rise and fall of the American early education system and provides a blueprint for closing the national gap in knowledge, communications, and allegiance. Critical and compelling,How to Educate a Citizengalvanizes our schools to equip children with the power of shared knowledge. "Concerned citizens , teachers, and parents take note! We ignore this book at our peril." -Joel Klein, former Chancellor of New York City Public Schools

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 221
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780063001947
• Artikelnr.: 58391565

Autorenporträt

E. D. Hirsch, Jr. is the founder and chairman of the Core Knowledge Foundation and professor emeritus of education and humanities at the University of Virginia. He is the author of several acclaimed books on education, including the New York Times bestseller Cultural Literacy, The Schools We Need, The Knowledge Deficit, The Making of Americans, and Why Knowledge Matters. He lives in Earlysville, Virginia.