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August 25, 1996 Programs
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1100 - 1159 Hour #1 Public Schools
1200 - 1259 Hour #2 Sustainable Living
1300 - 1359 Hour #3 Historical Interpretation
PROGRAM RUNDOWN Hour 1:Public Schools
SEGMENT 1:
Former New York Times reporter Hedrick Smith has turned his
attention to American public education and written "Rethinking
America: A New Game Plan from the American Innovators." He
tells Margaret Andreasen what he learned from his survey of the
new business/school partnerships.
SEGMENT 2:
Education critic Lewis Perelman thinks it's time for the home
computer to replace the public school. He tells Steve Paulson
why. Perelman's book is "School's Out: Hyperlearning, the New
Technology, and the End of Education." Also, Mike Rose is a
teacher and the author of "Possible Lives: The Promise of
Public Education in America." He tells Judith Strasser that
education critics are dead wrong -- there's plenty of good
teaching going on in American schools.
SEGMENT 3:
Parker Palmer tells Jim Fleming that real education reform
happens in the mind and soul of the teacher. He explains how
becoming a whole and good person makes for good teaching and
significant learning. Parker runs the Fetzer Institute's
"Teacher Formation" program and is working on a book - "The
Courage to Teach."
For cassette copies of this hour, call 1-800-747-7444, and ask for program number
09-17-A.
PROGRAM RUNDOWN Hour 2:Sustainable Living
SEGMENT 1:
John Todd tells Steve Paulson about "living machines " --
systems that use bacteria and algae, fish and clams to process
raw sewage back into drinking water. Todd is co-founder of
Ocean Arks International which builds living machines for
sewage plants, homes and scools around North America.
SEGMENT 2:
Michael Reynolds doesn't build houses, he builds "Earth-ships,"
totally self-sufficient dwellings constructed out of recycled
materials. Reynolds tells Jim Fleming about his construction
techniques and the environmental principles which guide them.
SEGMENT 3:
Oberlin College environmentalist David Orr tells Steve Paulson
that we need to develop sustainable values and redefine
fundamental ideas like success and education. Orr is the
author of "Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment and the
Human Prospect." Also, MacArthur Fellow and poet A.R. Ammons
talks with Judith Strasser about his book-length poem "Garbage"
which won the 1994 National Book Award.
For cassette copies of this hour, call 1-800-747-7444, and ask for program number
11-26-B.
PROGRAM RUNDOWN: HOUR 3: Historical Interpretation
SEGMENT 1
Historian Edward Linenthal tells Judith Strasser that all
history is a narrative and, using the Little Big Horn
battlefield as an example, explains how our interpretation of
an event can change over time. Linenthal is the author of
"Sacred Grounds: Americans and Their Battlefields" and
"Preserving Memory: The Struggle to Create the American
Holocaust Museum."
SEGMENT 2:
Sociologist James Loewen studied twelve American high-school
history texts. He tells Steve Paulson what's wrong with them
and why. Loewen's book is called "Lies My Teacher Told Me:
Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong." Also,
former reporter Joy Hakim has written (with the editorial
advice of a bunch of ten year olds) a series of ten American
history books that kids actually want to read. She tells Jim
Fleming what makes her books different and why they are
accepted by adults from both ends of the political spectrum.
Joy Hakim's books are called "A History of US."
SEGMENT 3:
In her new book, "The House on the Lagoon," Puerto Rican
novelist Rosario Ferre (rose ah' ree oh ferr ray') shows how
family history shapes the lives of a pair of young lovers.
Ferre talks with Judith Strasser about the power of stories
from the past to determine the future.
For cassette copies of this hour, call 1-800-747-7444, and ask for program number
11-12-C.
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