A passion for learning : the education of seven eminent Americans / Philip A. Cusick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cusick, Philip A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--United States--History.

Education.

United States.

History.

United States--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

v, 183 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2005]

Summary:

In his engaging new book, Philip Cusick puts the personal back into education by examining the educational experiences of seven eminent Americans-Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Jane Addams, W.E.B. Du Bois, Eleanor Roosevelt, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Dorothy Day. Devoting a chapter to each, Cusick describes what they learned, how they learned, what they called their education, and how they used education to establish their place in the world.

More than providing just a series of personal histories, Cusick argues that the discourse about education has turned into a discourse about educational institutions. But his descriptions show that one can talk about education without talking about schools, talk about learning without talking about the state curriculum, talk about achievement without talking about test scores, and talk about accountability without talking about teacher preparation.

Contents:

Chapter 2 Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1789 5

Chapter 3 Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865 26

Chapter 4 Jane Addams, 1860-1935 47

Chapter 5 W. E. B. Du Bois, 1868-1963 69

Chapter 6 Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962 91

Chapter 7 J. Robert Oppenheimer, 1904-1967 113

Chapter 8 Dorothy Day, 1897-1980 134

Chapter 9 Conclusion: Lives of Learning 155.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-172) and index.

ISBN:

0807745677

0807745669

OCLC:

56591002