Letters to a Serious Education President - Tapa dura

This innovative book gives a voice to the frustrations, concerns and hopes of educators across America. Noted psychologist and educator Seymour B Sarason uses letters to a future president to capture the essence of current educational issues and dilemmas. He asks: how can children learn to learn and love to learn?

Seymour B. Sarason is Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Yale University. During his distinguished 48-year career, he has been one of the most astute observers and incisive critics of efforts to reform our schools. Among his more than 30 published books are The Predictable Failure of Educational Reform (1990), Schooling in America: Scapegoat or Salvation (1983), and The Culture of School and the Problem of Change (2nd ed., 1982).