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Cultural Literacy : What Every American Needs to Know by E. D. Hirsch Jr. (1988, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100394758439
ISBN-139780394758435
eBay Product ID (ePID)150899
Product Key Features
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCultural Literacy : What Every American Needs to Know
Publication Year1988
SubjectRéférence, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Aims & Objectives
FeaturesReprint
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, Education
AuthorE. D. Hirsch Jr.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight10.2 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN87-040478
Dewey Edition19
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal370.19
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisA must-read for parents and teachers, this major bestseller reveals how cultural literacy is the hidden key to effective education and presents 5000 facts that every literate American should know. In this forceful manifesto Professor E. D. Hirsch, Jr., argues that children in the United States are being deprived of the basic knowledge that would enable them to function in contemporary society. They lack cultural literacy- a grasp of background information that writers and speakers assume their audience already has. Even if a student has a basic competence in the English language, he or she has little chance of entering the American mainstream without knowing what a silicon chip is, or when the Civil War was fought.An important work that has engendered a nationwide debate on our educational standards, Cultural Literacy is a required reading for anyone concerned with our future as a literate nation., A must-read for parents and teachers, this major bestseller reveals how cultural literacy is the hidden key to effective education and presents 5000 facts that every literate American should know. In this forceful manifesto Professor E. D. Hirsch, Jr., argues that children in the United States are being deprived of the basic knowledge that would enable them to function in contemporary society. They lack cultural literacy: a grasp of background information that writers and speakers assume their audience already has. Even if a student has a basic competence in the English language, he or she has little chance of entering the American mainstream without knowing what a silicon chip is, or when the Civil War was fought. An important work that has engendered a nationwide debate on our educational standards, Cultural Literacy is a required reading for anyone concerned with our future as a literate nation.
LC Classification NumberLB45.H57 1988
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- Nov 18, 2019
Truer words were never spoken: every American should read this1
The subtitle tells it all: everyone should read this book! It's all about getting back to our cultural roots and why literacy is important.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
