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Œuvres de Anya Kamenetz

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Date de naissance
1980
Sexe
female
Nationalité
USA
Lieux de résidence
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Professions
Writer, Fast Company

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Documentary of the history of public education in the US with concomitant condemnation of the way in which the federal and state governments glaringly failed students and teachers during the Corona virus pandemic. Apparently not well investigated is the practices in other first world countries both for comparison and, when possible, a light in the tunnel. Well written.
I requested and received an e-book copy from PublicAffairs via NetGalley.
 
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jetangen4571 | Sep 16, 2022 |
A MUST READ. Although the book is directed at those 30 and younger, it should be required reading for all children and their parents. Clear, cogent and readable, it highlights the plight of our youth who mortgage their futures to go college and then face limited options. It's about bad decision-making, corrupt politics, and a world askew. One paraphrase- the author put $3,600 in an IRA at age 25. If she continues to save the same amount for the next 15 years and earns 8% a year, she will have invested a total of $54,000. If she forgets all about that account and continues to earn 8%, she can cash out at 71 with $1.5 million. Of course, if you are swimming in credit card debt, you can't spare the $$ to put the money in the first place. But read the book. You will be inspired.… (plus d'informations)
 
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PattyLee | 5 autres critiques | Dec 14, 2021 |
This book may be controversial for some. Boiled down to it's most simple concepts, it first discusses the availability and cost of education. It then proceeds to question the need for a traditional education at all.

Most would agree that the rising cost of education is beginning to push it out of reach for many at a time when a college education is seen as essential for earning a decent wage. The book examines how technology could be used to provide an education more efficiently and cheaply. Reusing existing materials, using free resources and textbooks and doing away with menial tasks to allow educators to focus on interacting with their students all seem sensible.

The author then takes a more radical path and calls into question the need for organized educational institutions. They argue that educational content is available for free on the Internet and students can interact with other learners through a number of social media outlets. Therefore, traditional colleges and universities may no longer be needed. I would challenge these notions on two points; first, the student is using materials that are not juried and content that has not been peer reviewed. Also, there needs to be some assessment or evaluation of learning. Some form of credentialing is still needed to demonstrate that the student has acquired some minimal knowledge level.

The book is full of interesting statistics and references to studies in education. Perhaps the most frustrating observation is that even with an increase in available educational technology, it has not resulted in an appreciable increase in efficiency or cost savings. One educator admitted that they had decreased the amount of time required to teach a number of courses. In theory, this should allow students to complete a required series of courses and obtain a degree faster. When asked if the savings should be passed to the student, they stated that a degree from University X would always need to cost a certain amount so as to not devalue the degree obtained. My shock at the discussion demonstrates my naivety that education isn't the primary focus of some universities.
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pmtracy | 7 autres critiques | Dec 17, 2019 |
Generation Debt is a necessary read for every member of Gen X/Y (and helpful for older generations trying to figure us out). Anya Kamenetz lays out the major economic changes that have occurred since the Boomers came of age and what that means for the generations now entering the job market. It upset me and angered me by turns, but the best part was that the author offered suggestions for how to get out from under - both individual and group action.

Arguably this is the most important book I've read this year.… (plus d'informations)
 
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akaGingerK | 5 autres critiques | Sep 30, 2018 |

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Œuvres
9
Membres
449
Popularité
#54,622
Évaluation
½ 3.6
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15
ISBN
19
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