Educating for the 21st Century; The Challenge for Parents and Teachers

Mullin, Mark H.

ISBN 10: 0819180629 / ISBN 13: 9780819180629

Published by Madison Books, Lanham, 1991

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xi, [1], 192, [4] pages. Notes. Index. Inscribed by the author on the fep. Inscription reads June 1993 For Alex, A fine scholar-athlete and gentleman. A warn welcome to the St. Albans Alumni Association. Mark H. Mullin. From 1977 to 1997, Mark Hill Mullin sustained the excellent quality of education at St. Albans. He also strived to prepare students for a rapidly changing world. To accomplish this, the school began offering Russian and Japanese classes. Student exchange programs and travel fellowships gave students opportunities to study abroad. A writer-in-residence program allowed boys to work alongside practicing authors. A new social service requirement encouraged boys to work in service of others. When, in the 1980s, a teacher fell ill with AIDS, Mullin provided an example guided the entire community on how to respond compassionately. Raised in Chicago and Mt. Carroll, Ill., Mullin graduated from Harvard University in 1962 (where he set a new record for the Ivy League mile (4:07.1) and then attended Oxford University as a Marshall Scholar. After receiving his master of divinity from General Theological Seminary, he became a chaplain, teacher, and dean at the Choate School, in Wallingford, Conn., and, before coming to St. Albans, assistant headmaster at the Blue Ridge School, in Dyke, Va. The author, headmaster of St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., shares his experiences, thoughts, and hopes for young people of today and tomorrow. He provides invaluable insight into the problems of the present education system, using examples and anecdotes from his teaching experience. His attention to the subject of moral education will interest parents who care about their children's future and welfare.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Educating for the 21st Century; The Challenge for Parents and Teachers
• Publisher: Madison Books, Lanham
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0819180629
• ISBN 13: 9780819180629
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Presumed First Edition, First printing.
• Condition: Very good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

The author, headmaster of St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., shares his experiences, thoughts, and hopes for young people of today and tomorrow. He provides invaluable insight into the problems of the present education system, using examples and anecdotes from his teaching experience. His attention to the subject of moral education will interest parents who care about their children's future and welfare.