The Student: A Short History - Couverture souple

Roth, Michael S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0300280157 ISBN 13 : 9780300280159

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2024

Synopsis

From the president of Wesleyan University, an illuminating history of the student, spanning from antiquity to Zoom

"[Roth] has a clear vision for what it ought to mean to be a student: Learn what you love to do, get better at it, and then share it with others."--David Perry, Washington Post

In this sweeping book, Michael S. Roth narrates a vivid and dynamic history of students, exploring some of the principal models for learning that have developed in very different contexts, from the sixth century BCE to the present.

Beginning with the followers of Confucius, Socrates, and Jesus and moving to medieval apprentices, students at Enlightenment centers of learning, and learners enrolled in twenty-first-century universities, he explores how students have been followers, interlocutors, disciples, rebels, and children becoming adults. There are many ways to be a student, Roth argues, but at their core is developing the capacity to think for oneself by learning from others, and thereby finding freedom.

In an age of machine learning, this book celebrates the student who develops more than mastery, cultivating curiosity, judgment, creativity, and an ability to keep learning beyond formal schooling. Roth shows how the student throughout history has been someone who interacts dynamically with the world, absorbing its lessons and creatively responding to them.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael S. Roth is president of Wesleyan University. His books include Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters and Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist's Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness on College Campuses. He lives in Middletown, CT.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0300280157
• ISBN 13: 9780300280159
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
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