The Mind at Work
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As did the national bestseller Nickel and Dimed, Mike Rose's revelatory book demolishes the long-held notion that people who work with their hands make up a less intelligent class. He shows us waitresses making lightning-fast calculations, carpenters handling complex spatial mathematics, and hairdressers, plumbers, and electricians with their aesthetic and diagnostic acumen. Rose, an educator who is himself the son of a waitress, explores the intellectual repertory of everyday workers and the terrible social cost of undervaluing the work they do. Deftly combining research, interviews, and personal history, this is one of those rare books that has the capacity both to shape public policy and to illuminate general readers.
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The Working Life of a Waitress 1
Styling Hair 31
The Intelligence of Plumbing 56
A Vocabulary of Carpentry 67
Reflective Technique: Electrical Wiring and Construction 100
Two Lives: A Welder and a Foreman 116
Rethinking Hand and Brain 141
Hand and Brain in School: The Paradox of Vocational Education 167
Conclusion: Working Life 195
Afterword: On Method 217
Acknowledgments 225 Notes 229
