END OF EDUCATION, THE

Postmansuggeststhatthecurrentcrisisinoureducationalsystemderivesfromitsfailuretosupplystudentswithatranslucent,unifying"narrative"likethosethatinspiredearliergenerations.Instead,today'sschoolspromotethefalse"gods"ofeconomicutility,consumerism,orethnicseparatismandresentment.Whatalternativestrategiescanweusetoinstillourchildrenwithasenseofglobalcitizenship,healthyintellectualskepticism,respectofAmerica'straditions,andappreciationofitsdiversity?Inansweringthisquestion,TheEndofEducationrestoresmeaningandcommonsensetothearenainwhichtheyaremosturgentlyneeded."Informalandclear...Postman'sideasabouteducationareappealinglyfresh."--NewYorkTimesBookReview