Options in Education, Transcript for April 19, 1976: What History Textbooks Omit, Review of "Schooling in Capitalistic America," Liberal Parents/Radical Children, Catholic Education, Kitchen Experiments and "Sesame Street.".

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ERIC Number: ED130307

Record Type: Non-Journal

Publication Date: 1976

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Options in Education, Transcript for April 19, 1976: What History Textbooks Omit, Review of "Schooling in Capitalistic America," Liberal Parents/Radical Children, Catholic Education, Kitchen Experiments and "Sesame Street."

George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Inst. for Educational Leadership.; National Public Radio, Washington, DC.

"Options in Education" is a radio news program which focuses on issues and developments in education. This transcript contains discussions of things that history textbooks leave out; a review of "Schooling in Capitalistic America" by Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis; liberal parents and radical children--what happened in the 1960s; Catholic education; two monologues by poet Keith Gunderson; games and experiments, as well as recipes, for children in the kitchen; and "Sesame Street." Participants in the program include John Merrow and Wendy Blair, moderators; Howard Zinn; Donald Bigelow; Midge Decter; John Powers; Keith Gunderson; Sara Bonnett Stein; and Gerald Lesser. (JM)

Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Education, Educational Television, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, History Textbooks, Interviews, News Reporting, Parent Child Relationship, Political Attitudes, Radio, Scripts

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Sponsor: National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.

Authoring Institution: George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Inst. for Educational Leadership.; National Public Radio, Washington, DC.

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