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Book Review: The End of Education

Posted by tom | Jul 10, 2005
Book review of Neil Postman's The End of Education written as part of my Masters in Higher Education Degree Program at Geneva College.

Excerpt:

Neil Postman's The End of Education advocates the ends, instead of the means, of education as the starting point for the schooling conversation. In addition, he presents a helpful but not complete critique of the false gods of Economic Utility, Consumership, Technology, and Multiculturalism. Postman's proposed gods that may serve likewise fall short of the mark as they originate from his pagan existentialist perspective and do not take into account the God who is.

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    If a "follower of Christ" was really secure in his or her beliefs, a religiously neutral education would not pose a threat. True education must be based on clear and unbiased thinking and not on a set of preconceived notions.

    Posted by John A. Cantrill, Jul 11 2005, 20:54

    Education is a place of thinking not memorizing.

    Posted by Sergey, Apr 11 2009, 14:26

    Yes, Neil Postman would very much agree with you. I'd recommend you read some of his books this summer, e.g., Technopoly, Amusing Ourselves to Death. In "Teaching As a Subversive Activity" (1971), "The author attacks contemporary educational systems based on fear, coercion, and memorization and advocates alternative inquiry and induction methods which equip students to relate to modern realities.* Here's an on-line interview, "http://www.wildduckreview.com/journal/Issue%2018%20Media/Postman/Postman.pdf

    *http://www.biblio.com/author_biographies/2058368/Neil_Postman.html

    Posted by Tom Grosh, Apr 11 2009, 19:41
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