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Republic of noise : the loss of solitude in schools and culture /

In this book, Diana Senechal confronts a culture that has come to depend on instant updates and communication at the expense of solitude. Schools today emphasize rapid group work and fragmented activity, not the thoughtful study of complex subjects. The Internet offers contact with others throughout...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Senechal, Diana
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2011.
Subjects:
Reflective learning.
Classroom environment.
Education > Effect of technological innovations on.
Solitude.
Education > Effect of technological innovations on.
EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General.
EDUCATION / General.
EDUCATION / Philosophy & Social Aspects.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture.
Education.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In this book, Diana Senechal confronts a culture that has come to depend on instant updates and communication at the expense of solitude. Schools today emphasize rapid group work and fragmented activity, not the thoughtful study of complex subjects. The Internet offers contact with others throughout the day and night; we lose the ability to be apart, even in our minds. Yet solitude plays an essential role in literature, education, democracy, relationships, and matters of conscience. Throughout its analyses and argument, the book calls not for drastic changes but for a subtle shift: an attitude.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 279 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781610484138 (electronic)
1610484134 (electronic)