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The Aims of Education and Other Essays Paperback – January 1, 1967

ISBN-13: 978-0029351802 ISBN-10: 0029351804 Edition: Reissue

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  • Paperback: 165 pages
  • Publisher: Free Press; Reissue edition (January 1, 1967)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0029351804
  • ISBN-13: 978-0029351802
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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This book is as fresh and usefull as it was 50 years ago when I first read it.
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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful By Mark Valentine on March 10, 2001
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Although most of these essay were written over eight decades ago, I found them to be extremely timely, especially the title essay. Whitehead shoots straight. He begins by stating that most teachers transmit "inert" ideas in their practice--they teach material that has to practicable bearing on providing any meaningful help to students.
He identifies three different stages or rhythms in educational methodology that happen in tandem and in rotation (I visualize a geocentric universe filled with epicycles of rotating moons and planets to illustrate the layers and rings of motion in teaching). He bases these stages on Hegel's Thesis, Antithesis and Synthesis, but he adapts them to the classroom and human learning. He calls these rhythms Romance, Precision, and Generalization. In Romance, the teacher needs to awake the sense of wonder and curiosity in a student's mind. This will provide the impetus to pursue the learning to the next stage: Precision. In the second stage, the student studies by drill and repetition the formulae, rules, and grammars that build upon a thorough knowledge of a filed. In the third stage, Whitehead declares that the student needs to move into a realm of Generaliztion. In this rhythm, the student makes connections, applications, and full, mature usage of the material and ideas.
I wish more teachers and teachers interested in developing their pedagogical methodolgy would take the time to read this short masterful book.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful By Mehetabelle VINE VOICE on August 30, 2004
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The university that accepted me into its six-year medicine program required that I read this (and other) book(s) during the summer before entering their program.

It changed my life! It helped me to think about what I wanted to get out of formal education, how I wanted to develop my own mind through the rest of my life, and how to choose education that serves my objectives. This book made me a more knowledegeable consumer and user of education.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful By Bob Norris on November 9, 2006
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Whitehead's essays are timeless. For the reader who instinctively feels that learning must be meaningful to be of value, Whitehead is a must read. This book is well suited to curriculum designers and/or instructors who feel strongly about including experiential activities. Whitehead's insights would be especially useful for decision-makers/sponsors of learning who must demonstrate a positive return on their investment. The first-time reader will have to overcome a sense of frustration that Whitehead's keen observations are as applicable today as when they were written nearly seventy years ago.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful By Barrie W. Bracken on May 24, 2007
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This book is as fresh and usefull as it was 50 years ago when I first read it. The summary of this book, that is Whitehead's concept of the message to be received from the writing, is the first line of the book. Dr. Whitehead assures us the purpose of education is to enrich life and "scraps of information have nothing to do with it." This magnificent book belongs on the shelf of every person who is interested in education of mankind throughout life. We are fortunate to have been blessed by this scholar and humanist.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful By Barrie Bracken on June 28, 2013
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Alfred North Whitehead has been a favorite author since I firest read this book as a college sophomore in 1958. It criticizes the British educational system but it is just as appropriate on our own. I have recommended this to educated parents. If you read only the first paragraph of the first page you will gain enough wisdom to make the purchase of the book worthwhile. Buy it, read it, pass it on or save it for future readings. Over the past 55 years I have enjoyed the book four times. If possible it would get 8 stars from me.
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