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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 375.00973 EAN: 9780020130406 ISBN: 0020130406 Label: Touchstone Manufacturer: Touchstone Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: November 01, 1984 Publisher: Touchstone Studio: Touchstone Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Quite disappointingIt's well-written, clear and concise - an easy read. Unfortunately, it consists largely of a proposal that would, IMO, be counterproductive in education. A quick synopsis of the chapters may be useful for potential readers: The Part and chapter titles below are direct quotes, followed by a short synopsis of the contents of those chapters (the part after the colon). My bias will probably show a bit. PART ONE: THE SCHOOLING OF THE PEOPLE 1. Democracy and Education: Democracy ... Read More Rating:  - Education being stressed, which Creates Opportunities 4 allLiterature that encourages faculty and parents to stress the academic curriculum. Mortimer Adler who hails from New York talks about the kids of today learning the basics as well as to advancing to upper level work. He believes that everyone should go to the university and not just be directed toward a fast track program. He is not saying that fast track is wrong but that options should be provided for the student. A must have book that sheds light on a subject that for the most part has been blurred. ... Read More Rating: - Adler is excellent. I have no clue as to whether the author of this book is alive or not in 2005 but this book is from the 80's but he comments in it that all kids need to get a good education in order to make it in life. It may sound simple but he talks about kids being placed in vocational programs which he believes only limits their growth and their salaries once they grow up. The idea behind this literature is that all kids are suited for a four year curriculum, learning topics such as philosophy and biology for example ... Read More Rating: - Radical teaching methodsThis is the American philosopher Mortimer Adler's attempt to apply his philosophy to real-world problems. His biggest concern was the inability of the educational system to teach children to think (as opposed to memorizing a string of mind-numbing facts). To accomplish this goal he, along with education professionals, developed a program based on the Socratic method of teaching. For example, one exercise might consist of the following instructions from the teacher: "Today I am going ... Read More Rating: - A balanced and ideal structure for learningMortimer Adler spells out an ideal balance of learning experiences which result in highly literate and competent students. The Paideia proposal is not a recipe for what content to teach but a structure for making sure the student is not trapped in a school with only one way of processing thought. Didactic, or direct, instruction should not take up more than a fifth of the time; at least a fifth should be spent in open-ended seminars that allow students to find personal meaning in conversation about ... Read More 
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