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# Teaching As a Subversive Activity

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Review: Worth it. - As an educator and administrator, this book challenges and inspires my perspectives on “teaching” and “learning.” Parts are dated, and they are not afraid to venture into extremes, but there are pieces throughout this book that are nothing less than genius (in the original, unexaggerated sense of that word). Well worth the read for any educator or aspiring educator.
Review: Really what this book emphasizes is teaching students critical thinking skills - Some disciplines (like geology) are inherently geared towards teaching in such a way as to get the students thinking for themselves. Not knowing how to think for yourself has real repercussions if you are out in the field and can’t find your way out of or avert a dangerous situation. Critical thinking and getting students to find their own sense of reasoning is a must in teaching. I realize the term subversive may stir negative connotations, but the author does not mean it in a negative, mean, or harmful way. Rather it comes across as intended to question the teaching style of lecturing without interruption, questions, or feedback from students. A good read for instructors and evaluating how one’s teaching style could be more effective.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #508,295 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #41 in Experimental Education Methods (Books) #1,734 in Instruction Methods #5,667 in Education Workbooks (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (197) |
| Dimensions  | 5.5 x 0.47 x 8.4 inches |
| Edition  | First Delta Printing |
| ISBN-10  | 0385290098 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0385290098 |
| Item Weight  | 8 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 219 pages |
| Publication date  | July 15, 1971 |
| Publisher  | Delta |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Worth it.
*by A***R on April 25, 2024*

As an educator and administrator, this book challenges and inspires my perspectives on “teaching” and “learning.” Parts are dated, and they are not afraid to venture into extremes, but there are pieces throughout this book that are nothing less than genius (in the original, unexaggerated sense of that word). Well worth the read for any educator or aspiring educator.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Really what this book emphasizes is teaching students critical thinking skills
*by T***I on January 8, 2020*

Some disciplines (like geology) are inherently geared towards teaching in such a way as to get the students thinking for themselves. Not knowing how to think for yourself has real repercussions if you are out in the field and can’t find your way out of or avert a dangerous situation. Critical thinking and getting students to find their own sense of reasoning is a must in teaching. I realize the term subversive may stir negative connotations, but the author does not mean it in a negative, mean, or harmful way. Rather it comes across as intended to question the teaching style of lecturing without interruption, questions, or feedback from students. A good read for instructors and evaluating how one’s teaching style could be more effective.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please see my Goodreads/Blog Review
*by D***A on July 1, 2013*

See my blog review (also on Goodreads) at bit (dot) ly / 10uErbT [use a period for (dot) and no spaces). Very good book that teachers ought to read. Very stimulating, and though I disagree with some of its emphases and don’t agree with everything it says, particularly on merely “survival” and on being critical of everything because you must be right and authority must be distrusted, I do see that it is a good balance, for many follow blindly a failing curriculum/education paradigm. But for those already hyper-critical of any kind of tradition, one should, naturally be critical of being critical. However, the questions-based approach(es) in the book were well worth the price of admission. The last few chapters were good, though I was not as impressed with the last chapter, where Postman & Weingartner talk about survival as an end in itself, almost in a “Walking Dead” kind of way. We got to do whatever we can to survive, and while that is understandable, life is not just about “mere survival” but we must also address larger questions of purpose, value, morality, right and wrong (though of course, things are not always black and white, as Postman & Weingartner remind us – we don’t live in a binary world). I appreciate Postman & Weingartner’s practical approach, but we must not forget that pragmatics cannot be the only thing that governs how we live, learn, or teach. But to end on a positive note, Postman & Weingartner are right to insist that if students aren’t learning, then the teacher isn’t teaching. There is no such thing as “teaching” in a way that others cannot learn. The student should be the center/focus, not a syllabus or curriculum. And grading is just terrible. Teachers ought to read this and try the practical suggestions that Postman & Weingartner suggest at the end of the book.

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