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Chomsky on Mis-Education
Noam Chomsky
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Description for Chomsky on Mis-Education
Hardback. In this work, Noam Chomsky builds a larger understanding or our educational needs, starting with the changing role of schools today, and then broadening our view toward new models of public education for citizenship. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JNA; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Noam Chomsky's prolific writings have made him the most cited educators in history-the only living writer on a most-cited list that includes Plato, Shakespeare, and Freud. Yet until now no book has systematically offered Chomsky's influential writings on education. In this book Noam Chomsky encourages a larger understanding of our educational needs, starting with the changing role of schools today, and broadening our view of new models of public education. A truly democratic society, he argues, cannot thrive in a rapidly changing world unless our approach to education-formal and otherwise-is dramatically reformed. Chomsky's critique of how our current educational system ... Read more
Noam Chomsky's prolific writings have made him the most cited educators in history-the only living writer on a most-cited list that includes Plato, Shakespeare, and Freud. Yet until now no book has systematically offered Chomsky's influential writings on education. In this book Noam Chomsky encourages a larger understanding of our educational needs, starting with the changing role of schools today, and broadening our view of new models of public education. A truly democratic society, he argues, cannot thrive in a rapidly changing world unless our approach to education-formal and otherwise-is dramatically reformed. Chomsky's critique of how our current educational system ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Series
Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire
Condition
New
Weight
354g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742501294
SKU
V9780742501294
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About Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the author of more than 80 books. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts. Donaldo Macedo is professor of English and Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Education at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is the author of many books, including Literacies of Power ... Read more
Reviews for Chomsky on Mis-Education
Chomsky and Macedo provide a brilliant analysis of schooling that draws upon a language of critique and possibility that reclaims the notion of schooling as a public good and a democratic force. At a time when teachers, students, and public life in general are under assault by the juggernaut of commodification and capital accumulation, it is crucial that educators, parents, ... Read more