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  • WHO PUSHED HUMPTY DUMPTY? Dilemmas in American Education Today. by Barr, Donald (1921-2004)
    Barr, Donald (1921-2004)
    WHO PUSHED HUMPTY DUMPTY? Dilemmas in American Education Today.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atheneum, (1971) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of essays by the then headmaster of the prestigious Dalton School. They span 10 years and cover "a host of subjects from campus unrest and sex education to curriculum reform. Barr provides a running commentary, explaining what he was doing when he wrote a particu lar piece and what he now thinks about the matter, and the reader is often treated to brief autobiographical snippets, such as a reminiscence of Joyce Cary. The less bitterly polemical pieces in Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty? are full of sharp observations and sensible points about schools, public and private. Barr has, for instance, long argued that all tests ought to be for…

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    New York: Atheneum, (1971) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of essays by the then headmaster of the prestigious Dalton School. They span 10 years and cover "a host of subjects from campus unrest and sex education to curriculum reform. Barr provides a running commentary, explaining what he was doing when he wrote a particu lar piece and what he now thinks about the matter, and the reader is often treated to brief autobiographical snippets, such as a reminiscence of Joyce Cary. The less bitterly polemical pieces in Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty? are full of sharp observations and sensible points about schools, public and private. Barr has, for instance, long argued that all tests ought to be for the benefit of the students who take them, and should therefore be returned with grades and comments; he is particularly devastating on multiple choice and college board exams." (NY Times) While much of this book is sensible and worth reading other essays are simply focused on who to blame. Index. 341 pp.

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    Condition: Near fine in brown boards in a very good dust jacket (toning to pages, short tear to upper edge of front cover, other minor wear to dj)

    Book ID: 90214
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