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A review by grantkeegan
The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us by Paul Tough
4.0
I am impressed with the amount of care, research and dedication that Paul Tough put into this book. The Years That Matter Most is written extraordinarily well and I believe every person should read it.
This book reveals many of the flaws and benefits of the current education system in the United States. It describes the experiences and anxieties of people in school and in the workforce. The conclusion is brilliant. It presents the case that the future of education will require people to have more skills, and for this it is necessary to improve the current system.
Paul Tough writes in a way that is not biased towards one side or the other. Instead, he lays down the facts and lets the reader come up with his own conclusions. This is something I appreciated a lot as I often found myself jumping into strong conclusions, before taking a step back and re-analyzing what I just read.
The book becomes tedious at times, reading like a scientific paper as it presents a lot of data. However, there are lighter moments, like students or faculty's stories that make it a more interesting read, contrasting from those technical parts. I think it was necessary to keep a balance between both in order to absorb the full extent of the book.
This book reveals many of the flaws and benefits of the current education system in the United States. It describes the experiences and anxieties of people in school and in the workforce. The conclusion is brilliant. It presents the case that the future of education will require people to have more skills, and for this it is necessary to improve the current system.
Paul Tough writes in a way that is not biased towards one side or the other. Instead, he lays down the facts and lets the reader come up with his own conclusions. This is something I appreciated a lot as I often found myself jumping into strong conclusions, before taking a step back and re-analyzing what I just read.
The book becomes tedious at times, reading like a scientific paper as it presents a lot of data. However, there are lighter moments, like students or faculty's stories that make it a more interesting read, contrasting from those technical parts. I think it was necessary to keep a balance between both in order to absorb the full extent of the book.