Comments on: Good reading for Christmas http://www.joannejacobs.com/2006/12/books-for-christmas/ Thinking and Linking by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:51:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Wayne Martin http://www.joannejacobs.com/2006/12/books-for-christmas/#comment-30187 Wayne Martin Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:47:27 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2006/12/17/books-for-christmas/#comment-30187 The Ravich’s make the following statement: “these are precious resources of language and spirit that we have neglected to preserve for future generations.” Thanks to Google/Books, anyone with an Internet Connection will be able to gain access to the works of Johnson and Carlyle easily, and at no cost: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D: http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC01914553&id=1qN2JbMw2W8C&pg=RA2-PR5&lpg=RA2-PR5&dq="samuel johnson"&as_brr=1#PPP16,M1 Wit and Wisdom of Samuel Johnson: http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC00353839&id=QFMOKxF5zLsC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq="samuel johnson"&as_brr=1 Samuel Johnson: http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC05202632&id=C2ELAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq="samuel johnson"&as_brr=1#PPP10,M1 Letters of Thomas Carlyle, 1826-1846: http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC00656710&id=dBGzfc248oYC&pg=RA1-PA1&lpg=RA1-PA1&dq="Thomas Carlyle"&as_brr=1 Complete Works of Thomas Carlyle: http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC04519949&id=BHiXDT0u_TsC&pg=RA1-PA1&lpg=RA1-PA1&dq="Thomas Carlyle"&as_brr=1#PPP12,M1 History of Frederick the Second: http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC00406629&id=VnoNAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PR7&lpg=RA1-PR7&dq="Thomas Carlyle"&as_brr=1#PPP18,M1 The Ravich’s make the following statement: “these are precious resources of language and spirit that we have neglected to preserve for future generations.” Thanks to Google/Books, anyone with an Internet Connection will be able to gain access to the works of Johnson and Carlyle easily, and at no cost:

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D:
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC01914553&id=1qN2JbMw2W8C&pg=RA2-PR5&lpg=RA2-PR5&dq=“samuel johnson”&as_brr=1#PPP16,M1

Wit and Wisdom of Samuel Johnson:
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC00353839&id=QFMOKxF5zLsC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=“samuel johnson”&as_brr=1

Samuel Johnson:
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC05202632&id=C2ELAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=“samuel johnson”&as_brr=1#PPP10,M1

Letters of Thomas Carlyle, 1826-1846:
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC00656710&id=dBGzfc248oYC&pg=RA1-PA1&lpg=RA1-PA1&dq=“Thomas Carlyle”&as_brr=1

Complete Works of Thomas Carlyle:
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC04519949&id=BHiXDT0u_TsC&pg=RA1-PA1&lpg=RA1-PA1&dq=“Thomas Carlyle”&as_brr=1#PPP12,M1

History of Frederick the Second:
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC00406629&id=VnoNAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PR7&lpg=RA1-PR7&dq=“Thomas Carlyle”&as_brr=1#PPP18,M1

]]> By: Robert Wright http://www.joannejacobs.com/2006/12/books-for-christmas/#comment-30186 Robert Wright Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:36:44 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2006/12/17/books-for-christmas/#comment-30186 You've been hearing good things about this book? Ron Isaac writes, "As an English teacher who is distressed to witness the slipping away of expressive power and with it the authority of history and the human heart, I plead with all the folks reading this review to secure this precious book for yourselves and to work hard to prevail upon school boards and other educational decision makers to use it to provide critical learning nutrition to a starved generation." Excuse me, but I think Mr. Isaac needs to put down The Faerie Queen and pick up The Sun Also Rises. You’ve been hearing good things about this book?

Ron Isaac writes, “As an English teacher who is distressed to witness the slipping away of expressive power and with it the authority of history and the human heart, I plead with all the folks reading this review to secure this precious book for yourselves and to work hard to prevail upon school boards and other educational decision makers to use it to provide critical learning nutrition to a starved generation.”

Excuse me, but I think Mr. Isaac needs to put down The Faerie Queen and pick up The Sun Also Rises.

]]> By: Andrew Carter http://www.joannejacobs.com/2006/12/books-for-christmas/#comment-30185 Andrew Carter Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:03:18 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2006/12/17/books-for-christmas/#comment-30185 I just came across an article from "Harper's" from 2005 with this quote: Among the missions of the school, according to the printed statement [above the blackboard in the classroom], which was posted also in some other classrooms of the school, was "to develop productive citizens" who have the skills that will be needed "for successful global competition." Over the desks: "BEST WORKERS of 2002" Excuse me, but is the idea that education should be about teaching people to think (that is, to steer them toward literacy, in every sence), has now been replaced by instruction to produced obedient employees? Someone tell me I am wrong. I just came across an article from “Harper’s” from 2005 with this quote:

Among the missions of the school, according to the printed statement [above the blackboard in the classroom], which was posted also in some other classrooms of the school, was “to develop productive citizens” who have the skills that will be needed “for successful global competition.”

Over the desks: “BEST WORKERS of 2002″

Excuse me, but is the idea that education should be about teaching people to think (that is, to steer them toward literacy, in every sence), has now been replaced by instruction to produced obedient employees?

Someone tell me I am wrong.

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