The View From the Castle: As our schools open their doors this fall, it's time for both parents and students to ask what they expect from education today

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Summary

Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley comments on education as being a "trade-school" experience, where students learn skills so they can survive in a competitive world. Ripley foils this to rational and irrational thought, which is at odds with students and educaton. Ripley criticizes trade school education and questions whether or not students are actually gaining knowledge.

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Contained within

Smithsonian Vol. 4, no. 6 (Journal)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

September 1973

Topic

  • Education
  • Castle View

Physical description

p. 6

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