I was recently reading Obama's book and was struck by the cohesiveness of his message. It reminded me of another book I read some years ago as a graduate student seeking a degree in education -- another book that left me feeling similarly hopeful and amazed by the clarity and simplicity of the message. Neil Postman's book The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School, is basically a discussion of the need for a unifying narrative in the context of public schools. However, it seems to me that this is a discussion that needs to be had in terms of the larger public context.
It made me think about this primary race and politics in general in a way slightly different than I have been to this point. The narratives that each candidate has created for themselves is very showing of thier characters and how they envision our future. I am relatively new to this community, but I am aware that these topics have been touched on before....I hope this adds a little something new.
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