Fertilizers, Pills, and Magnetic Strips: The Fate of Public Education in America (PB)

by Gene V. Glass

Book Overview

"We shape our tools and then they shape us." With these words, Kenneth Boulding captured one of the great truths of the modern world. In Fertilizers, Pills, and Magnetic Strips, Gene V Glass analyzes how a few key technological inventions changed culture in America and how public education has changed as a result. Driving these changes are material self-interest and the desire for comfort and security, both of which have transformed American culture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593118929
• ISBN13: 9781593118921
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 9.6"