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What Should Teachers Know?
What should secondary teachers know? That question formed the basis for a 1986 chancellor’s invitational conference at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A central goal of the conference was an exploration of the knowledge, values, and skills … Continue reading
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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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Literacy In Modern History
How do we define the concept and expression of literacy? Do reading and writing by themselves make people literate? How should we measure the relationship between literacy and intelligence? According to Anthony La Vopa and Jack Censer, social historians should avoid distortion or … Continue reading
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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
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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
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The Paideia Proposal, Part 2 of 4
This episode continues a conversation with Mortimer Adler, writer and social critic, who published The Paideia Proposal in 1982. Adler is joined by educators Harold Doster, Edward Fort, Thomas Houlihan, and Joan Hinde Stewart. The Paideia Proposal argues for curriculum … Continue reading
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