Cultural Illiteracy

MacNeil/Lehrer Productions (Added Author). Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author). Films Media Group (Added Author).

Summary: Cultural illiteracy among today's teenagers threatens the fabric of society, according to Professor E.D. Hirsch, Jr., author of the best-seller, Cultural Literacy. Hirsch defines cultural literacy as familiarity with the common knowledge literate Americans take for granted and ascribes teenage ignorance-vividly demonstrated in live interviews-to reading instruction that has stressed skills over content. Hirsh and moderator Robert MacNeil are joined by poet Maya Angelou, Patrick Welsh, a teacher, and psychiatrist and educator Dr. Robert Coles.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (28 min.) : sd., col.
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electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2012], c1998.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:may.14 Multi-User. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	The Hirsch List (2:28) -- Cultural Illiteracy (2:22) -- Decline of Cultural Literacy (2:20) -- Reading Comprehension Problem (2:12) -- Importance of Shared Information (3:26) -- Effects of Television on Education (2:14) -- Danger of Intellectual Elitism (2:56) -- Knowledge Deficit and Social Injustice (2:22) -- Gap Between Rich and Poor (3:54) -- Final Thoughts (2:59)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	6 & up.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.