| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 287 pages) |
| Contents |
Preface / Senator Lamar Alexander -- Time to re-engage / Michael J. Petrilli and Chester E. Finn, Jr. -- Part 1: History Civics, and citizenship. Irradiating the past / Joan Goldberg -- History: critical and patriotic / Eliot A. Cohen -- What causes, and what might cure, illiberalism and groupthink in education? / Robert P. George -- Philanthropy and the civic education challenge / Adam Meyerson and Adam Kissel -- Part 2: Character, purpose, and striving. The education of character/ Peter Wehner -- Restoring purpose and patriotism to American education / William Damon -- Race, discipline, and education / Heather Mac Donald -- Educating the gifted / Michael Barone -- Focusing on student effort / Rod Paige -- From help to need: a new education agenda / Arthur C. Brooks and Nathan Thompson -- Part 3: Schools, families and society. School choice and the toughest-case kids / Naomi Schaefer Riley -- Can education ease America's "Men without work" crisis / Nicholas Eberstadt -- Rethinking the mission of high school / Ramesh Ponnuru -- The cultural contradictions of American education / Kay Hymowitz -- You can't argue with success, or can you? / Mona Charen -- Measure what matters: family structure and student outcomes / Ian Rowe -- Part 4: Renew the conservative education agenda. Back to basics for conservative education reform / Yuval Levin -- Rebuilding a conservative consensus: the need for a great relearning / William J. Bennett -- Conclusion: how to educate an American / Michael J. Petrilli and Chester E. Finn, Jr |
| Summary |
In the years after A Nation at Risk, conservatives' ideas to reform America's lagging education system gained much traction. Key items like school choice and rigorous academic standards drew bipartisan support and were put into practice across the country. Today, these gains are in retreat, ceding ground to progressive nostrums that do little to boost the skills and knowledge of young people. Far from being discouraged, however, conservatives should seize the moment to refresh their vision of quality K-12 education for today's America. These essays by 20 leading conservative thinkers do just that. Students, according to this vision, should complete high school with a thorough understanding of the country's history, including gratitude for its sacrifices, respect for its achievements, and awareness of its shortcomings. They should also learn to be trustworthy stewards of a democratic republic, capable of exercising virtue and civic responsibility. Beyond helping to form their character, schools ought to ready their pupils for careers that are productive, rewarding, and dignified. Excellent technical-training opportunities will await those not headed to a traditional college. Regardless of the paths and schools that they select, all students must come to understand that they can succeed in America if they are industrious, creative, and responsible. Anchored in tradition yet looking towards tomorrow, How to Educate an American should be read by anyone concerned with teaching future generations to preserve the country's heritage, embody its universal ethic, and pursue its founding ideals |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Educational change -- United States
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Education -- Aims and objectives -- United States
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Educational planning -- United States
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Education and state -- United States
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Education -- Aims and objectives
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Education and state
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Educational change
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Educational planning
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Petrilli, Michael J., editor.
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Finn, Chester E., Jr., 1944- editor.
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Alexander, Lamar, 1940- writer of preface.
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| ISBN |
1599475707 |
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9781599475707 |
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