Cultural Literacy: What Every
American Needs to Know by E.D.
Hirsch Jr.
What Every American Should Read
In this forceful manifesto, Hirsch argues that children in the U.S. are being
deprived of the basic knowledge that would enable them to function in
contemporary society. Includes 5,000 essential facts to know.
Personal Review: Cultural Literacy: What Every American
Needs to Know by E.D. Hirsch Jr.
The only thing more disturbing than the clarion call sounded by E.D. Hirsch
in this most timely work, is the fact that many Americans could probably
read it and go, "huh?". Hirsch covers all of the important reasons why
Americans should have cultural literacy, which he defines as shared
cultural vocabulary and information that allows us to communicate and
understand each other. Without a common knowledge of this shared

history we risk losing the American ideals that have made us great-
ingenuity, creativity, and excellent education.
He also comprehensively details the history of cultural literacy in America
and where we went wrong. He painstakingly explores both sides of the
debate over whether we should become culturally pluralistic or dissolve
into an amalgam of cultural heterogeneity, correctly defending the position
of universal literacy for all Americans.
All politicians, educators, parents, and literate students must read this book
for the educational future of our nation.
I also recommend reading Hirsch's Dictionary of Cultural Literacy and also
the one for Children.
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