And Merely Teach Irreverent Essays on the Mythology of Education

Arthur E. Lean's irreverent and con­troversial essays represent the distillation of many ideas about educationideas developed during most of a lifetime spent in and about schools. In the second edition of this popular work, to which he has added eight new essays, he presents his latest observations on current ele­ments and programs in educationsuch as the grading system, academic rank, the teaching process, assessment of edu­cational progressconcluding that many of them are not only unnecessary but actually harmful to the very process which they are supposed to serve. Covering a broad spectrum of current issues in its criticism of American edu­cation at all levels,And Merely Teachis a book to be read by veteran educator, beginning teacher, and lay citizen alike. Though critical of the teaching profes­sion, Arthur Lean also offers constructive suggestions in the form of practical solu­tions that are urgently needed to save our ailing educational system.Lean, Arthur E. is the author of 'And Merely Teach Irreverent Essays on the Mythology of Education', published 1976 under ISBN 9780809307449 and ISBN 0809307448.