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ERIC Number: EJ376239
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Cultural Literacy: What Every Educator Needs to Know.
Estes, Thomas H.; And Others
Educational Leadership, v46 n1 p14-17 Sep 1988
This critique of E.D. Hirsch's book, "Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know," argues that because Hirsch confuses memorized facts with learned facts, he ignores the importance of constructing meaning and fails to realize that students will not remember what they do not understand. (TE)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Cultural Enrichment, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Learning Theories, Memory
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cultural Literacy; Hirsch (E D)