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Product Identifiers

PublisherHeinemann

ISBN-100325004897

ISBN-139780325004891

eBay Product ID (ePID)2322667

Product Key Features

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Number of Pages192 Pages

Publication NameEducation, Inc : Turning Learning Into a Business

LanguageEnglish

SubjectEducational Policy & Reform / General, General, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects

Publication Year2002

FeaturesRevised

TypeStudy Guide

Subject AreaEducation

AuthorPatrick Shannon

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight9.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceElementary/High School

LCCN2002-005724

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromKindergarten

IllustratedYes

Grade ToTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal659.2/9371

Table Of ContentContents: Introduction: The 500-Pound Gorilla, Alfie Kohn I. Commercialism in Schools II. To Market, To Market: Market Logic in Schools III. Privatization of Schools Conclusion: Steps We Can Take, Patrick Shannon

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisWhile educators want their students to grow into thoughtful and curious people, the overriding objective of corporations is to maximize their own profits. From that fact alone we can predict what is likely to happen to the nature and purposes of our schools when business becomes involved in the education of our children. This unique and timely anthology chronicles the extent of that involvement, along with the troubling consequences it has already brought. Author Alfie Kohn and professor of education Patrick Shannon have assembled a provocative collection of articles, including an analysis of the racial implications of voucher programs vivid accounts of how schoolchildren are targeted by advertisers descriptions of how corporate propaganda is insinuated into classroom curriculums an exposé of the political connections enjoyed by giant textbook and test publishers a critical look at the process whereby teachers are turned into grant writers. This book builds a convincing case against those who see children as "customers" or "workers"--and those who would turn learning into a business. As Kohn notes, "[Corporations] are not shy about trying to make over the schools in their own image. It's up to the rest of us to firmly tell them to mind their own businesses.", While educators want their students to grow into thoughtful and curious people, the overriding objective of corporations is to maximize their own profits. From that fact alone we can predict what is likely to happen to the nature and purposes of our schools when business becomes involved in the education of our children. This unique and timely anthology chronicles the extent of that involvement, along with the troubling consequences it has already brought. Author Alfie Kohn and professor of education Patrick Shannon have assembled a provocative collection of articles, including an analysis of the racial implications of voucher programs vivid accounts of how schoolchildren are targeted by advertisers descriptions of how corporate propaganda is insinuated into classroom curriculums an expose of the political connections enjoyed by giant textbook and test publishers a critical look at the process whereby teachers are turned into grant writers. This book builds a convincing case against those who see children as "customers" or "workers"and those who would turn learning into a business. As Kohn notes, "[Corporations] are not shy about trying to make over the schools in their own image. It's up to the rest of us to firmly tell them to mind their own businesses.", While educators want their students to grow into thoughtful and curious people, the overriding objective of corporations is to maximize their own profits. From that fact alone we can predict what is likely to happen to the nature and purposes of our schools when business becomes involved in the education of our children. This unique and timely anthology chronicles the extent of that involvement, along with the troubling consequences it has already brought. Author Alfie Kohn and professor of education Patrick Shannon have assembled a provocative collection of articles, including an analysis of the racial implications of voucher programs vivid accounts of how schoolchildren are targeted by advertisers descriptions of how corporate propaganda is insinuated into classroom curriculums an expose of the political connections enjoyed by giant textbook and test publishers a critical look at the process whereby teachers are turned into grant writers. This book builds a convincing case against those who see children as "customers" or "workers"-and those who would turn learning into a business. As Kohn notes, " Corporations] are not shy about trying to make over the schools in their own image. It's up to the rest of us to firmly tell them to mind their own businesses.", While educators want their students to grow into thoughtful and curious people, the overriding objective of corporations is to maximize their own profits. From that fact alone we can predict what is likely to happen to the nature and purposes of our schools when business becomes involved in the education of our children.

LC Classification NumberLB2847.E39 2002