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DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, And The Coming Transformation Of Higher Education (2010)

by Anya Kamenetz(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1603582347 (ISBN13: 9781603582346)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Chelsea Green Publishing

review 1: It took me a long time to finish this book. But not because it was boring or badly written, rather because I expected a different subject matter. The book is talking a lot about everything that is wrong with the US's education system and its possible alternatives; it did that in a way that was interesting for me (even as a European) and I learnt a lot from it. However, when I took up this book, I expected it to be a 'real' DIY guide, and not a treatise on the importance of individual learning. Kamenetz gets to this point in her last chapter, but for the most part it centered around education problems in the US.I liked this book, it was really educational, but if you look for hands-on advice and if you are not a US citizen, don't look for it in this ... morebook.
review 2: As a person who was a little dissatisfied with my college experience, I was relieved to know I wasn't the only one. It was also interesting to learn the possible reasons behind so many consumers--for that is in fact what we are--being left out in the cold after sacrificing so much and putting so much on the line.This book is just the beginning of what I'm sure will be a very long discussion about education, how it can be changed, what can be used instead of the traditional way of doing things. less

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