Why Teach? - In Defense of a Real Education (Paperback)

Mark Edmundson's essays reclaim college not as the province of high-priced tuition, career training, and interactive online courses, but as the place where serious people go to broaden their minds and learn to live the rest of their lives.A renowned professor of English at the University of Virginia, Edmundson has felt firsthand the pressure on colleges to churn out a productive, high-caliber workforce for the future. Yet in these essays, many of which have run in places such as "Harper's" and the "New York Times," he reminds us that there is more to education than greater productivity. With prose exacting yet expansive, tough-minded yet optimistic, Edmundson argues forcefully that the liberal arts are more important today than ever, and a necessary remedy for our troubled times. "Why Teach? "is brimming with the wisdom and inspiration that make learning possible.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2014
First published:	August 2014
Authors:	Mark Edmundson
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-62040-642-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General Promotions
LSN:	1-62040-642-X
Barcode:	9781620406427

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