Hyper education : why good schools, good grades, and good behavior are not enough /
"Beyond soccer leagues, music camps, and drama lessons, today's youth are in an education arms race that begins in elementary school. In Hyper Education, Pawan Dhingra uncovers the growing world of high-achievement education and the after-school learnin
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New York University Press,
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Publisher Address: | New York : |
Publication Dates: | [2020] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
"Beyond soccer leagues, music camps, and drama lessons, today's youth are in an education arms race that begins in elementary school. In Hyper Education, Pawan Dhingra uncovers the growing world of high-achievement education and the after-school learnin |
Carrier Form: | vii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-334) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781479831142 (hardcover) : 147983114X (hardcover) 9781479882250 (electronic book) 1479882259 (electronic book) 9781479832453 (electronic book) 1479832456 (electronic book) |
Index Number: | LC2632 |
CLC: | G759.712-05 |
Call Number: | G759.712-05/D534 |
Contents: |
Introduction: The growth of extracurricular education -- Good schools: "Overprogrammed families" ; "If the schools were doing their job, then we wouldn't need to exist" -- Good grades: "You've got to survive in this world" ; "Hy |