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Out of Our Minds : Anti-intellectualism and Talent Development in American Schooling title: Education and Psychology of the Gifted Series Howley, Craig B.; Howley, Aimee.; author: Pendarvis, Edwina D. publisher: Teachers College Press isbn10 | asin: 0807734160 print isbn13: 9780807734162 ebook isbn13: 9780585352534 language: English Gifted children--Education--United States, subject Education--Aims and objectives--United States, Learning, Psychology of. publication date: 1995 lcc: LC3993.9.H69 1995eb ddc: 371.95/0973 Gifted children--Education--United States, subject: Education--Aims and objectives--United States, Learning, Psychology of. Out of Our Minds Page i EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY OF THE GIFTED SERIES James H. Borland, Editor Planning and Implementing Programs for the Gifted James H. Borland Patterns of Influence on Gifted Learners: The Home, the Self, and the School Joyce L. VanTassel-Baska and Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Editors Reaching the Gifted Underachiever: Program Strategy and Design Patricia L. Supplee The Academic Acceleration of Gifted Children W. Thomas Southern and Eric D. Jones, Editors Understanding the Gifted Adolescent: Education, Developmental, and Multicultural Issues Marlene Bireley and Judy Genshaft, Editors Conducting Research and Evaluation in Gifted Education: A Handbook of Methods and Applications Nina K. Buchanan and John F. Feldhusen, Editors Recommended Practices in Gifted Education: A Critical Analysis Bruce M. Shore, Dewey G. Cornell, Ann Robinson, and Virgil S. Ward The Hunter College Campus Schools for the Gifted: The Challenge of Equity and Excellence Elizabeth Stone Out of Our Minds: Anti-Intellectualism and Talent Development in American Schooling Craig B. Howley, Aimee Howley, and Edwina D. Pendarvis Page iii Out of Our Minds Anti-Intellectualism and Talent Development in American Schooling Craig B. Howley Aimee Howley Edwina D. Pendarvis Page iv Published by Teachers College Press, 1234 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027 Copyright © 1995 by Teachers College, Columbia University All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Howley, Craig B. Out of our minds : anti-intellectualism and talent development in American schooling / Craig B. Howley, Aimee Howley, Edwina D. Pendarvis. p. cm. (Education and psychology of the gifted series ; 9) Includes bibliographical references (p.) and index. ISBN 0-8077-3417-9 (cloth: alk. paper). ISBN 0-8077-3416-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Gifted children Education United States. 2. Education United StatesAims and objectives. 3. Learning, Psychology of. I. Howley, Aimee II. Pendarvis, Edwina D. III. Title. IV. Title: Anti-intellectualism and talent development in American schooling. V. Series. LC3993.9.H69 1995 371.95'0973dc20 94-44979 ISBN 0-8077-3416-0 (paper) ISBN 0-8077-3417-9 (cloth) Printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America 02 01 00 99 98 97 96 95 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Page v Contents Foreword vii by James H. Borland Preface xi Acknowledgments xvii Chapter 1: The Origins of Anti-Intellectualism in U.S. 1 Schools The Distinction between Intelligence and Intellect 1 Competing Views of the Potential of Schooling 9 The Rigor of the 1980s 23 The Roots of Anti-Intellectualism 29 Schooling for Continuity in the Shared Community of 35 Learning The Utility of Care for the Intellect 41 Chapter 2: The Mechanisms of Anti-Intellectualism in the 44 Schools The Intellectualism of Teachers 45 Students, Parents, and the Anti-Intellectual School 56 Culture The Anti-Intellectual University 66 Anti-Intellectualism and the Life of the Mind 76 Chapter 3: How Gifted Education Devalues Intellect 77 Entitlement Replaces Scholarship 78 Process Replaces Content 94 Feeling Replaces Thought 98 Schooling, Talent Development, and Provisions for 104 Students with Talents Chapter 4: Effects of Poverty, Sexism, and Racism on 108 Intellect Schooling and Class 108 Schooling for the Subservience of Women and 124 Minorities Prospects for Change 135 Chapter 5: The Intellectual Potential of Schooling 141 Knowledge and Meaning in Contemporary American 141 Culture The Imperative for Thought in Postindustrial Society 148
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