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Republic of noise : the loss of solitude in schools and culture / Diana Senechal.

By: Senechal, Diana.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2012Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: xiii, 263 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781610484114 (hardback); 9781610484138 (electronic).Subject(s): Reflective learning | Classroom environment | Education -- Effect of technological innovations on | SolitudeDDC classification: 370.15/23
Contents:
Introduction : the chatter of the present -- Definitions of solitude -- Distraction : the flip side of engagement -- Antigone : literature as "thinking apart" -- workshop model in New York City -- folly of the "big idea" -- cult of success -- Mass personalization and the "underground man" -- need for loneliness -- practice of solitude -- Discernment and the public sphere -- Conclusion : setting up shop.
Summary: Confronts a culture that has come to depend on instant updates and communication at the expense of solitude.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the chatter of the present -- Definitions of solitude -- Distraction : the flip side of engagement -- Antigone : literature as "thinking apart" -- The workshop model in New York City -- The folly of the "big idea" -- The cult of success -- Mass personalization and the "underground man" -- The need for loneliness -- The practice of solitude -- Discernment and the public sphere -- Conclusion : setting up shop.

Confronts a culture that has come to depend on instant updates and communication at the expense of solitude.

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