Tag Archives: Education — U.S.
Innovative Learning
Benno Schmidt, Jr., former president of Yale University, discusses the Edison Project, a private educational initiative. At the time of this interview, Schmidt was a Trustee of the National Humanities Center. In the second segment [19:00] Richard Schramm, director of … Continue reading
Posted in Episodes, Schmidt, Benno C., Schramm, Richard
Tagged Edison Project, Education -- U.S., Education policy -- U.S., Education standards -- U.S., Public education, teaching
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After the Wedgwood
Robert Connor discusses his 1989 presidential address to the American Philological Association, entitled “After Smashing the Wedgwood.” In the second segment, John D’Arms and Dennis O’Connor discuss American scholarship in the global marketplace. At the time of this interview, Robert … Continue reading
Posted in Connor, W. Robert (Bob), D'Arms, John H., Episodes, O'Connor, Dennis
Tagged American Philological Association, Education -- International, Education -- U.S.
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Future Stakes, Part 4: American Memory
Lynne Cheney and Charles Blitzer discuss the need for teaching American history and heritage in the 1980s, as well as how to think about public issues and cultural knowledge. At the time of this interview, Cheney was chairman of the … Continue reading
Posted in Blitzer, Charles, Cheney, Lynne V., Episodes
Tagged Education -- U.S., Public education, Teachers and teaching
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Education in the United States
William J. Bennett addresses questions such as these: What is the quality of education, the status of teaching, and the level of parental involvement in education in America? Should Americans have an educational agenda, and what does the Department of … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, Education -- U.S., Politics -- U.S.
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American Undergraduate Education
William Bennett, Franklin Ford, Ernestine Friedl, and Samuel Williamson address questions concerning undergraduate education in the United States in the 1980s. What are the aims of education at that level and the quality of that education? What are students’ expectations … Continue reading
Posted in Bennett, William J., Episodes, Ford, Franklin L., Friedl, Ernestine, Williamson, Samuel R.
Tagged Education -- U.S., Humanities, Undergraduate Education
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Education, Economic Growth, and Politics in the Modern South, Part 2 of 2
How do governors of four Southern states account for the historical disparities between education and economic growth in the region? What are some policies they are using in 1983 to remedy historical political inequities regarding the connections between education and … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander, Lamar, du Pont, Pierre S., IV, Episodes, Grantham, Dewey W., Hunt, James B., Robb, Charles S.
Tagged Education -- The South, Education -- U.S., Politics
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(1) The Paideia Proposal, Part 4 of 4; (2) Commentary on America’s Penal System
In his book The Paideia Proposal, Mortimer Adler argues for single-track, liberal, and humanistic schooling for all American youngsters. Discussing these ideas with Adler are Thomas Houlihan, Pamela Mayer, Penelope Smith, and Donald Stedman. They address points such as how the reforms … Continue reading
Posted in Adler, Mortimer J., Crowther, Hal, Episodes, Houlihan, Thomas, Mayer, Pamela, Smith, Penelope, Stedman, Donald J.
Tagged Education, Education -- theory, Education -- U.S., Paideia Proposal, Prisons -- U. S.
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The Paideia Proposal, Part 3 of 4
In the third of four programs, Mortimer Adler discusses with Werner Dannhauser, Thomas Houlihan, Pamela Mayer, and Penelope Smith the educational theories presented in The Paideia Proposal, which he published in 1982. The Paideia Proposal argues for single-track, humanistic, general, and … Continue reading
Posted in Adler, Mortimer J., Dannhauser, Werner, Episodes, Harkin, Roy, Houlihan, Thomas, Mayer, Pamela, Smith, Penelope
Tagged Education, Education -- theory, Education -- U.S., Paideia Proposal
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(1) Privilege and Responsibility; (2) Philosophy and Public Policy, Part 2 of 7: Ethics and International Relations
John Passmore, joined by Kent Mullikin, discusses the privileges and responsibilities borne by teachers, especially in the academy. These include the freedom to teach and the moral implications of teaching. Passmore expresses his opinions on the then-new fields of Afro-American … Continue reading
Posted in Bennett, William J., Episodes, Mullikin, Kent, Passmore, John, Rachels, James, Sher, George, Simon, Robert
Tagged Education -- U.S., Legal ethics, Philosophy, U.S. -- Public Policy
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