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Concluding Robert Putnam’s _Our Kids_, asking “What is To Be Done?”
Today we finish up our online reading of Robert Putnam’s new book, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis. The book’s final chapter reflects on the problems diagnosed so far, and asks simply, classically, “What is to be Done?” As with … Continue reading
Reading Robert Putnam’s _Our Kids, chapter 5, “Community”
Let’s continue our online reading of Robert Putnam’s new book, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis. In this chapter we change focus from individual families and schools to broader social networks, addressing “Community”. As with previous chapters I’ll summarize its content, … Continue reading
Reading Robert Putnam, _Our Kids_, chapter 4, “Schooling”
Let’s continue our online reading of Robert Putnam’s new book, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis. In this post we move on to chapter four, simply titled “Schooling,” a topic central to this blog and my work. As with … Continue reading
Reading Robert Putnam, _Our Kids_, chapter 3: “Parenting”
Let’s continue our online reading of Robert Putnam’s new book, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis. In this post we move on from families to child-rearing, with chapter three, “Parenting”. As with previous chapters I’ll summarize its content, then offer some reflections, … Continue reading
Robert Putnam, _Our Kids_, chapter 2: “Families”
Let’s continue our online reading of Robert Putnam’s new book, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis. In this post we move on to chapter two, simply titled “Families.” As with chapter one I’ll summarize its content, then offer some reflections, … Continue reading
Robert Putnam, _Our Kids_, chapter 1
With this post I kick off an online reading of Robert Putnam’s new book, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis. Today we start with the first chapter, “The American Dream: Myths and Realities”. I’ll summarize it, then offer some reflections, … Continue reading
Reading Robert Putnam, _Our Kids_, together online
Last week I mentioned wanting to read Robert Putnam’s new book, Our Kids (Simon & Schuster, 2015). That’s because it’s an important, attention-winning new work, and because it bears closely on inequality and education issues I’ve been examining. So let’s read … Continue reading
