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  E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/856530040 Title: Why teach? : in defense of a real education Author: Mark Edmundson Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury, 2013. ISBN/ISSN: 9781620401088 1620401088 OCLC:856530040

  
  

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Why teach? : in defense of a real education

Author:	Mark Edmundson
Publisher:	New York : Bloomsbury, 2013.
Edition/Format:	eBook : Document : English : 1st U.S. edView all editions and formats
Summary:	A renowned professor of English at the University of Virginia, Edmundson has felt firsthand the pressure on colleges to churn out a productive, high-caliber workforce for the future. Yet in these essays, many of which have run in places such as Harper's and the New York Times, he reminds us that there is more to education than greater productivity. With prose exacting yet expansive, tough-minded yet optimistic, Edmundson argues forcefully that the liberal arts are more important today than ever, and a necessary remedy for our troubled times. Why Teach? is brimming with the wisdom and inspiration that make learning possible. The shift. Liberal arts & lite entertainment.  Read more...
Subjects	Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States. Enseignement supérieur -- Finalités -- États-Unis. Education. View all subjects
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