Andrew Hacker
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Andrew Hacker (born 1929) is an American
political scientist
and public intellectual.
He is currently
Queens College
in New York. He did his undergraduate work at PhD degree. Hacker taught at Cornell before taking his current position at Queens. He is the son of Louis M. Hacker.[1]
His most recent book, Higher Education? was written in collaboration with
New York Review of Books
. In his articles he has questioned whether mathematics is necessary, claiming "Making mathematics mandatory prevents us from discovering and developing young talent."
Publications
- Hacker, A., (1961) Political Theory: Philosophy, Ideology, Science, The Macmillan Company
- Hacker, A., (1992) Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal, Scribner. ISBN 0-7432-3824-9
- Hacker, A., (1998) Money: Who Has How Much and Why, Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-684-84662-4
- Hacker, A., (2003) Mismatch: The Growing Gulf Between Women and Men. Scribner. ISBN 0-684-86252-2
- Hacker, A. and Claudia Dreifus, (2010) Higher Education?: How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids - and What We Can Do About It Holt, Henry & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8050-8734-5
- Hacker, A., (2012) "Is Algebra Necessary?", New York Times, Published July 28, 2012. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/opinion/sunday/is-algebra-necessary.html
- Hacker, A., (2016) "ISBN 978-1620970683
References
- ^ Introductory comments by Richard Heffner, on the 'Open Mind' TV show, interview with Andrew Hacker "The Origins & Meaning of Racism" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d46yocRkSDA
External links
- "The Math Myth And Other STEM Delusions"—an argument that requiring all students to master a full menu of mathematics is causing more harm than good. http://themathmyth.net/ Archived 2016-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Author page at The New York Review of Books
- Blurb written by the author for "Mismatch" on the Simon and Schuster website
- Article about Claudia Dreifus at the East Hampton Star website[permanent dead link]
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