Chomsky on Mis-Education (Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire)
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (852 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0742529789 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A disappointment, but not really surprising" according to Duncan Mitchel. I hate to say it, but this book disappointed me, as a consumer. Be warned, if you have read much Chomsky before, that very little in this book will be new to you, or is unavailable elsewhere, and very little bears on education, mis- or otherwise.The first chapter is a brief, and I do mean brief, interview of Chomsky by the book's editor, Donaldo MacedoIt does address educational issues, and is interesting except for Chomsky calling Mace. this is chomsky It would not be in the spirit of the book or Chomsky's views if I called him the greatest living American intellectual. He would ask what that means, and perhaps deny that he is.If one disregards for a moment his thoughtful political activism and his watershed work in lingustics, Chomsky is still one of the most insightful thinkers I have ever come across. In this book, he turns his attention to the way we learn. He concerns himself wit. It wasn't about education I wish I could have given this book more stars. I admire Chomsky on many different levels and I was very excited to see this book. I am a teacher as is my husband and we feel there are a lot of anti-teacher, anti-public education, anti-students, etc. attitudes facing us, and we feel many are instigated by the corporate attack on the U.S. We thought, "Great! If there is anyone who can break these issues down and do them justice, it's Cho
Donaldo Macedo is professor of English and Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Education at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. 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. . He is the author of many books, including Literacies of Power and the forthcoming Ideology Matters, coauthored with Paulo Freire
(Times Higher Education)The first book to systematically offer all of this prolific writer and public intellectual's influential writings on education. (Education Week)Chomsky on MisEducation is a helpful addition to the literature on critical, cultural, and educational analysis. This is a book that should be read by everyone interested in education and the crisis of democracy. (The New York Times)Chomsky continues to challenge our assumptions long after other critics have gone to bed. (Henry A. 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, youth, and others be offered a language in which politics, power, justice, and social change become central to any notion of educational reform. (Michael
In this book, Chomsky builds a larger understanding of our educational needs, starting with the changing role of schools today, yet broadening our view toward new models of public education for citizenship.