Mike Rose
Author
Publisher
New Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Why School? is a little book driven by big questions. What does it mean to be educated? What is intelligence? How should we think about intelligence, education, and opportunity in an open society? Drawing on forty years of teaching and research, award-winning author Mike Rose reflects on these and other questions related to public schooling in America. He answers them in beautifully written chapters that are both rich in detail and informed by an...
Author
Publisher
New Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"It's a statistic that's sure to surprise: close to 45 percent of postsecondary students in the United States today do not enroll in college directly out of high school and many attend part-time. Following a tradition of self-improvement as old as the Republic, the "nontraditional" college student is becoming the norm. Back to School is the first book to look at the schools that serve a growing population of "second-chancers," exploring what higher...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When the Light Goes On helps us dig through the discord and fragmentation of school politics and policy to reclaim the mind and heart of education. Through various students' stories and his own, Rose provides an urgent reminder of the core purpose of education: to learn about ourselves and the world around us, to spark new interests, and to experience with guidance both the fulfillment and the uncertainty of exploring our limits--all in the service...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Molly, a paranormal con artist who cleans people of their valuables instead of their demons, accidentally rips off a Drug Kingpin. She now has to save her kidnapped partner and herself while battling through the under belly of Los Angeles." --
