Edmundson, Mark. 2013. Why Teach?
In Defense of a Real Education.
New York: Bloomsbury USA. 222 pages.
This series of essays by Mark Edmundson argues forcefully
for the importance of the liberal arts.
Filled with wisdom, wit, and a bit of curmudgery, it provides a highly
personal view of what education could, and should be.
The book both fascinated and aggravated me. Well worth reading, he plays the role of the curmudgeon a little too well, and this tone in the end detracted from many of the interesting points he makes. He is a wonderful writer, however, and perhaps the book should be read a little at a time (the essays are completely self contained, so this is certainly an option). The book will be in the library by mid-December.
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