Brooks on the Educational Divide
2008-04-30

HOME ABOUT ME OLD ARCHIVES (PRE-MARCH 2008) SUBSCRIBE 1 Brooks on the Educational Divide by MICHAEL CASEY on APRIL 30, 2008 From “Demography Is King“, by David Brooks in today’s NY Times: …the country has simply drifted apart into different subcultures. There’s no great hostility between the cultures. Americans have a fuzzy sense of where the boundaries lie. But people in different niches have developed different unconscious maps of reality. They have developed different communal understandings of what constitutes a good leader, of what sort of world they live in. They have developed different communal definitions, which they can’t even articulate, of what they mean by liberty, security and virtue. Demographic groups have begun to function like tribes or cultures. Full column text. Listen to this post { 1 comment… read it below or add one } Chris B. 04.30.08 at 12:32 pm Hi Michael- New blog interface looks great. So if the great divide is educational, what is our responsibility as public library advocates? I think we’re in a great position to bridge the gap and always have been. Or at least keep the conversations going. We need to insure that library staff understand the perspectives that customers bring with them and at the same time avoid pigeonholing people in one category or another. Leave a Comment Name E-mail Website You can use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong> Submit Subscribe RSS Subscribe by Email PAGES About Me Old Archives (Pre-March 2008) ARCHIVES April 2008 LINK SUGGESTIONS Blog on the Sideblyberg.netCitegeistThe Cool LibrarianDavid Lee KingFree Range LibrarianGirls with MacsGoogle Operating SystemSecret Library of Better DreamsLibrarian 1.5LibrarianInBlackLibraries Build CommunitiesLibraries & LifeLibrary GardenLibrary Marketing - ThinkingOutside the BookLibraryBytesLibraryChangeLibraryCrunchLibrary Revolution RECENT POSTS Girl Scout Book Badge LibraryPosters Brooks on the EducationalDivide Article: Google Docs … so what -the ONE reason why you shouldcare Mixing colors on the library’snew iMac Don’t Ask, Don’t….. follow michaelcasey athttp://twitter.com www.flickr.com SomewentwronWhat is this? Search for an item in librariesnear you:Enter title, subject or author Sophia and me LibraryCrunch Service for the Next Generation Library - A Library 2.0 Perspective by Michael Casey library riotLibraryStreamLibraryTraxThe Liminal LibrarianThe "M" Word - MarketingLibrariesThe Shifted LibrarianStephen's LighthouseTame The WebThe Travelin' LibrarianUncontrolled Vocabularywalking paperWhat I Learned Today...YestoknowThe PourPowered by Bloglines Search WorldCat WorldCat.org >> Thesis Theme from DIY Themes.