Author: Lewitzky, Bella and McClung, Yvonne

Publication Year: 1974

Media Type: Report

Summary:

The NHF WHY SERIES, then, reflects the concern of the National Humanities Faculty for the full range of humanistic questions. These questions involve but are not limited to the subjects in the curriculum that traditionally comprise the humanities: English, social studies, music, art, and the like. Indeed, they embrace the purpose of education itself

Abstract:

The NHF WHY SERIES, then, reflects the concern of the National Humanities Faculty for the full range of humanistic questions. These questions involve but are not limited to the subjects in the curriculum that traditionally comprise the humanities: English, social studies, music, art, and the like. Indeed, they embrace the purpose of education itself.

In this series, the titles range from Why Belong? (human culture) and Why Remember? (history) to Why Pretend? (drama) and Why Sing? (music). Each presents a transcribed conversation between two people, one an authority in the study or practice of a particular branch of the humanities, the other a person experienced in the hard realities of today's schools. In these informal yet searching dialogues, the conversationalists are rooting out fundamental questions and equally fundamental answers not often shared with students of any age. They are the vital but often unspoken assumptions of the delicate tapestry we call civilization.

These conversations are designed for the learner who inhabits us all, not only the student but the teacher, administrator, parent and concerned layman. We hope they will offer new insights into our inescapable humanity. (p. iii-iv)

Arts & Intersections:

Categories: Arts Education