Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know
In this forceful manifesto, Hirsch argues that children in the U.S. are being deprived of the basic knowledge that would enable them to function in contemporary society. Includes 5,000 essential facts to know.
In this forceful manifesto, Hirsch argues that children in the U.S. are being deprived of the basic knowledge that would enable them to function in contemporary society. Includes 5,000 essential facts to know.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780394758435 (0394758439)
Publish date: April 12th 1988
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
What a stupid, dull concept, stripped of context and life, disconnected, like the fact of existence for anyone who would try to follow it.
To some degree, E. D. Hirsch’s contention that we need a type of “cultural literacy” or common coinage to communicate with one another intelligently—his notion of the liberal arts—is akin to applying a cosmetic. Henry Adams (The Education of Henry Adams) would have viewed Hirsch's project skepticall...
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