In the Basement of the Ivory Tower The Truth about College

Name: In the Basement of the Ivory Tower The Truth about College
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ISBN: 9780143120292

ISBN-10: 0143120298

ISBN-13: 9780143120292

Edition: N/A

Authors: Professor Professor X

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The controversial book that crystallized the current debate over the value and purpose of a college education. When Professor X's article that inspired this book was published in the Atlantic Monthly, a firestorm of controversy began as teachers across the country weighed in, some thanking him for his honesty and others pillorying him for his warts-and-all portrayal of the downside of universal college enrollment. The article was chosen by David Brooks for a Sidney Award, given to the best magazine articles every year, and kicked off an anticollege backlash. Professor X is an adjunct professor of English literature and composition, a member of the poorly paid underclass who are now teaching…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/27/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.09" wide x 7.70" long x 0.76" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English



Preface to the Paperback Edition


Preface



The Adjunct



Writing Hell



Revelation



Compare and Contrast



The Four Stages of a Plot



Community College



Remediation



The Good Stuff



The Pain



College as Eden



Grade Inflation Temptation



The Textbooks



An Introduction to the Research Paper



Life Editing



Resonance



The Writing Workshop



Do Your Job, Professor!



Grading the Teacher



On Borrowing Liberally from Other People's Work



The College Bubble



Nobody Move


Notes