Jefferson's Children: Education and The Promise of American Culture by Leon Botstein.
The president of Bard College and musical director of the American Symphony Orchestra offers a learned antidote to conservative pessimism about America's future, showing how parents and teachers can offer the nation's youth a vision of progress.
This book combines fiery and opinionated scholarship, a humane and humanistic approach, and years of practical experience in education. Botstein: "Going to school should be like taking swimming and driving lessons: preparation for something adults continue to wish to do." It's so on-the-mark that as I said above, I believe it should be required reading for anyone interested in education and/or the future of American culture. Botstein has sensible and intelligent prescriptions for 'fixing' American education.
Used book. Covers show very light wear with rubbing. Very good, nice and clean.