Everett Needham Case

A former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, a special consultant to the State Department on China, president of the American Council on Education, chairman of National Educational Television, board member of IBM World Trade, and the assistant dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Business, Case is best known as the former president of New York's Colgate University, where he developed the idea of the "core curriculum" for university students. The concept emphasized a more broad-based approach to education, rather than making freshmen focus immediately on their majors. The approach was widely adopted around the country. Case died July 18 in his sleep. He was 99. From This is True for 16 July 2000 Suggestions for further reading: What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know: Preparing Your Child for a Lifetime of... by E.D. Hirsch Jr. Amazon Price: $12.24 Customer Review: This is an excellent book. My 2 and 3-year-old daughters enjoy the stories (there are a few they never heard), activities, and songs. The best part is they are having so much fun learning. They cannot wait for the next day's activities. This book ma...   What Your First Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good First-Grade Educ... by E.D. Hirsch Jr. Amazon Price: $12.24 Customer Review: This book effectively portrays the primary concepts (outside of math and writing) that children are learning at charter schools using the core knowledge system. My son loves the history lessons and stories. Highly recommend this book for parents wit...   What Your Second Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good Second Grade Ed... by E.D. Hirsch Jr. Amazon Price: $12.24 Customer Review: I am using this with my special needs child to help her in school and especially during the summer.   What Your Third Grader Needs to Know (Revised Edition): Fundamentals of a Goo... by E.D. Hirsch Jr. Amazon Price: $12.24 Customer Review: The book was just as described. I hope to use it to learn along with my 3rd grader who works on a fourth grade level   What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of A Good Fourth-Grade Ed... by E.D. Hirsch Jr. Amazon Price: $12.24 Customer Review: I have a special needs child that I plan to go through this book with her to help her. I wished I had it when my other children were young. It has a lot of information and so far we are enjoying reading through it.   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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