Teaching as a Subversive Activity - Softcover

Postman, Neil; Weingartner, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440085624 ISBN 13: 9780440085621

Publisher: Delta (imprint of Dell Publishing), 1969

Synopsis

A no-holds-barred assault on outdated teaching methods--with dramatic and practical proposals on how education can be made relevant to today's world.

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About the Author

Neil Postman was a University Professor, the Paulette Goddard Chair of Media Ecology, and the chair of the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication, all at New York University. Among his 20 books are studies of childhood (The Disappearance of Childhood); public discourse (Amusing Ourselves to Death); education (Teaching as a Subversive Activity and The End of Education); and the impact of technology (Technopoly). His interest in education was long-standing, beginning with his experience as an elementary and secondary school teacher. He died in 2003.

Edition details

• Publisher: Delta (imprint of Dell Publishing)
• Publication date: 1969
• ISBN 10: 0440085624
• ISBN 13: 9780440085621
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English