Cultural Literacy

What Every American Needs to Know

E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, James S. Trefil

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Random House USA Inc
18 May 1990

History; Libraries, museums, schools (Children's&YA)

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A must-read for parents and teachers, this major bestseller reveals how cultural literacy is the hidden key to effective education and presents 5000 facts that every literate American should know.

In this forceful manifesto Professor E. D. Hirsch, Jr., argues that children in the United States are being deprived of the basic knowledge that would enable them to function in contemporary society. They lack cultural literacy- a grasp of background information that writers and speakers assume their audience already has. Even if a student has a basic competence in the English language, he or she has little chance of entering the American mainstream without knowing what a silicon chip is, or when the Civil War was fought.

An important work that has engendered a nationwide debate on our educational standards,Cultural Literacyis a required reading for anyone concerned with our future as a literate nation.

By: E.D. Hirsch Jr., Joseph F. Kett, James S. Trefil
Imprint: Random House USA Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 215g
ISBN: 9780394758435
ISBN 10: 0394758439
Pages: 251
Publication Date: 18 May 1990
Recommended Age: From 2 to 12
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active