Back to School: Why Everyone Deserves A Second Chance at Education
Rose, Mike
ISBN 10: 1595587861 ISBN 13: 9781595587862
Published by The New Press, 2012
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Synopsis:
“Shines a light on institutions that are teaching students, young and old, how to rebuild our economy and put America back to work” (President Bill Clinton).
It’s a statistic that’s sure to surprise: Close to forty-five percent of postsecondary students in the United States today did not enroll in college directly out of high school, and many attend only 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 education―in the fullest sense of the term―can offer our rapidly changing society and why it is so critical to support the institutions that make it possible for millions of Americans to better their lot in life.
In the anecdotal style of his bestselling Possible Lives, Mike Rose crafts rich and moving vignettes of people in tough circumstances who find their way, who get a second . . . or third . . . or even fourth chance, and who, in a surprising number of cases, reinvent themselves as educated, engaged citizens. Rose reminds us that our nation’s economic and civic future rests heavily on the health of the institutions that serve millions of everyday people―not simply the top twenty universities listed in U.S. News and World Report―and paints a vivid picture of the community colleges and adult education programs that give so many a shot at reaching their aspirations.
“Thoughtful and surprising.” ―The Washington Post
“Inspiring stories of older Americans attending secondary schools.” ―Kirkus Reviews
About the Author:
Mike Rose (1944–2021) was the author of many books, including Why School?: Reclaiming Education for All of Us and Back to School: Why Everyone Deserves a Second Chance at Education (both published by The New Press), and Lives on the Boundary, The Mind at Work, and Possible Lives. Among his awards are a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Grawemeyer Award in Education, and the Commonwealth Club of California Award for Literary Excellence in Nonfiction.
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Title: Back to School: Why Everyone Deserves A ...
Publisher: The New Press
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: like_new