education

Re-Education (Through Labor)
$0.99

Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk
$29.98
discussion of higher education, a little narrowly focused on certain kinds of institutions (large not highly selective state schools).

The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School
$13.95
Neil Postman is always readable, always provocative. His THE END OF EDUCATION is no exception. Postman warns against those who preach that technology is messianic, that it will solve all the problems of the US educational system if unleashed. He writes pervasively that technology works against the learning of social values, which is one of the main reasons for having schools in the first place. He also laments that the fact there is not more learning by failure in US schools. Instead of being students up for no reason, help them by having them figure out what they did wrong.
Disabuse them of bad ideas and help them work towards a good solution. Taken together he asks, "Is it possible to preserve the best of American traditions and social institutions while allowing uncontrolled technological developments? His answer is "no."

An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't
$35.00
There are 678 pages of subjects. Jones and Wilson cover almost every possible subject. The book appears intimidating in size and scope. However, it is an easy read because subjects can be covered in one page. Just open to any page and read for 15 minutes and put it down if you desire.