{"product_id":"educations-not-the-point-9780989280051","title":"Education's Not the Point","description":"\u003cp\u003eEducation's Not the Point: \u003cem\u003eWhy Schools Fail to Train Children's Minds and Nurture Their Characters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese essays are a\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\"must read\"\u003cstrong\u003e for parents\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003econcerned\u003c\/strong\u003e about their \u003cstrong\u003echildren's education\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Taylor Gatto\u003c\/strong\u003e gives some insights into the \u003cstrong\u003e\"dumbed-down\" \u003c\/strong\u003enature of \u003cstrong\u003emodern schools\u003c\/strong\u003e, the men behind modern schooling, and why the schools are \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e designed to provide an \"education\" \u003c\/strong\u003efor our children. Dorothy Sayers concisely and humorously describes the kind of education schoolchildren should receive, so that they can \u003cstrong\u003ethink for themselves\u003c\/strong\u003e, read original sources, and formulate their own ideas. Elizabeth Hanson speaks to the traditional wisdom of \u003cstrong\u003edelaying formal education\u003c\/strong\u003e in favor of a \u003cstrong\u003e\"heart\" education\u003c\/strong\u003e, so children do not suffer from the kind of \u003cstrong\u003eanxiety, depression and learning disorders\u003c\/strong\u003e that have become so prevalent in the post-modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17353756\"\u003eJohn Taylor Gatto\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16204942\"\u003eDorothy L. Sayers\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17353757\"\u003eElizabeth Y. Hanson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lost Tools Press, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780989280051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0989280055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lost Tools Press, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48454763938029,"sku":"9780989280051","price":9.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_7a135d47-9b33-4898-8c40-3d0bb2f0bd63.jpg?v=1753506824","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/educations-not-the-point-9780989280051","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}