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  • On the Pedagogy of Suffering

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  • Cultures of Schooling (RLE Edu L Sociology of Education)

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    In the author's words: "This book is an honest attempt to understand what it means to be educated in today's world." His argument is this: No matter how important science and technology seem to industry or government or indeed to the daily life of people, as a society we believe that those educated in literature, history, and other humanities are in some way better informed, more knowing, and ... Leer más

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  • Act Your Age!

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