In the Basement of the Ivory Tower: The Truth about College Paperback - 2012
by Professor X
When Professor X's article that inspired this book was published in "Atlantic Monthly," a firestorm of controversy began as teachers across the country weighed in, some thanking him for his honesty and others pillorying him for his warts-and-all portrayal of the downside of universal college enrollment.
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The controversial book that crystallized the current debate over the value and purpose of a college education
When Professor X's article that inspired this book was published in the Atlantic Monthly, a firestorm of controversy began as teachers across the country weighed in, some thanking him for his honesty and others pillorying him for his warts-and-all portrayal of the downside of universal college enrollment. The article was chosen by David Brooks for a Sidney Award, given to the best magazine articles every year, and kicked off an anticollege backlash.
Professor X is an adjunct professor of English literature and composition, a member of the poorly paid underclass who are now teaching the vast majority of our college courses. This is the story of what he learned on the front lines of America's academic crisis.
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- Title In the Basement of the Ivory Tower: The Truth about College
- Author Professor X
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books
- Date 2012-03-27
- Features Bibliography, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143120292 / 0143120298
- Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
- Dimensions 7.7 x 5 x 0.9 in (19.56 x 12.70 x 2.29 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects College teachers, Part-time - United States, English teachers - United States
- Dewey Decimal Code 378.12
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