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A Passion for Learning: The Education of Seven Eminent Americans
Philip A Cusick
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Description for A Passion for Learning: The Education of Seven Eminent Americans
Hardcover. This volume features contributions by virtual school practitioners and experts in the field who talk about what virtual schools can do to plan for success. If you are interested in the details of launching virtual learning options, this volume will answer your questions. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
In his engaging new book, Philip Cusick puts the personal back into education by examining the educational experiences of seven eminent Americans - Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Jane Addams, W.E.B. Du Bois, Eleanor Roosevelt, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Dorothy Day. Devoting a chapter to each, Cusick describes what they learned, how they learned, what they called their education, and how they used education to establish their place in the world. More than providing just a series of personal histories, Cusick argues that the discourse about education has turned into a discourse about educational institutions. But his descriptions show that one ... Read more
In his engaging new book, Philip Cusick puts the personal back into education by examining the educational experiences of seven eminent Americans - Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Jane Addams, W.E.B. Du Bois, Eleanor Roosevelt, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Dorothy Day. Devoting a chapter to each, Cusick describes what they learned, how they learned, what they called their education, and how they used education to establish their place in the world. More than providing just a series of personal histories, Cusick argues that the discourse about education has turned into a discourse about educational institutions. But his descriptions show that one ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Teacher College Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807745670
SKU
V9780807745670
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