The End of Education by Neil Postman

The End of Education by Neil Postman

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

Neil Postman was a New York University University Professor, the Paulette Goddard Chair of Media Ecology, and the Chair of the Department of Culture and Communication. Childhood (The Disappearance of Childhood), public discourse (Amusing Ourselves to Death), education (Teaching as a Subversive Activity and The End of Education), and the impact of technology (Technopoly) are only a few of his twenty books. His passion for education began with his work as an elementary and secondary school teacher. In 2003, he passed away.

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ISBN 13	9780679750314
ISBN 10	0679750312
Title	The End of Education
Author	Neil Postman
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1996-10-29
Number of pages	224
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