
The End of Work by Jeremy Rifkin
This book is for those parents interested in homeschooling and those who wish to be more effective in their communication with their children's teachers and administrators. It is the author's intent to provide a guide for gaining adequate general knowledge of homeschooling to those parents so that they are armed with the information necessary for them to confidently decide whether to homeschool or not. If they choose to school their children at home, they will find here a guide suitable to get them started and established.Today, as an educator himself, the author hopes to help resolve some of the misunderstandings between parents and educators, and alleviate the fears of parents interested in homeschooling as the education of students at home has proven immensely successful, giving students more options to attain their own success.
Jeremy Rifkin is the best-selling author of The End of Work, The Biotech Century, and The Age of Access, each of which has been translated into more than fifteen languages.
Since 1994, Mr. Rifkin has been a fellow at the Wharton School's Executive Education Program, where he lectures to CEOs and senior corporate management from around the world on new trends in science and technology and their impacts on the global economy, society and the environment. He is also an advisor to heads of state and government officials in a number of countries. Mr. Rifkin's monthly column on global issues appears in many of the world's leading newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian in the United Kingdom.
He is president of the Foundation on Economic Trends in Washington, D.C
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| ISBN 13 | 9780874777796 |
| ISBN 10 | 0874777798 |
| Title | The End of Work |
| Author | Jeremy Rifkin |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 1994-12-28 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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