College Bound by Dan Shiffman
, Dan Shiffman uses literary accounts to show that American Jews' relationship with education was in fact far more complex. Jews expected book learning to bring personal fulfillment and self-transformation, but the reality of public schools and universities often fell short. Shiffman examines a wide range of novels and autobiographies by first- and second-generation writers, including Abraham Cahan, Mary Antin, Anzia Yezierska, Elizabeth Gertrude Stern, Ludwig Lewisohn, Marcus Eli Ravage, Lionel Trilling, and Leo Rosten. Their visions of learning as a process of critical questioning-enlivening the mind, interrogating cultural standards, and confronting social injustices-present a valuable challenge to today's emphasis on narrowly measurable outcomes of student achievement.-
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"…detailed and meticulously researched…" — The Year's Work in English Studies
"This is a rich, well-researched, and compelling study that displays a mastery of its authors and texts, as well as the relevant scholarly studiesIt presents its findings in fluent, readable prose." — Eric Sundquist, Johns Hopkins University
"Shiffman makes an important and timely contribution to the field of American Jewish studies, especially involving the place of education at the turn of the twentieth century and into the war years." — Victoria Aarons, Trinity University
Dan Shiffman teaches Secondary English at the International School of Hamburg and is the author of Rooting Multiculturalism: The Work of Louis Adamic.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781438467221 |
| ISBN 10 | 1438467222 |
| Title | College Bound |
| Author | Dan Shiffman |
| Series | Suny Series In Contemporary Jewish Literature And Culture |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | State University of New York Press |
| Year published | 2018-07-02 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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