Einstein and Zen

The Author: Conrad P. Pritscher received a B.A. from Saint Mary's University in Winona, Minnesota, an M.A. from DePaul University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Toledo. He taught graduate philosophy of education and multicultural education at Bowling Green State University. He is also a graduate of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, Postgraduate Intensive Training Program. He is the author of three other books: Re-opening Einstein's Thought: About What Can't Be Learned from Textbooks; Quantum Learning: Beyond Duality; and (co-authored with George David Miller) On Education and Values. He is a former President of the Ohio Valley Philosophy of Education Society and former chairman of the Bowling Green State University Human Relations Commission.

«[Full of] discoveries and sudden surprises, 'Einstein and Zen' overflows with life from start to finish. It will open new ways to imagine the art of teaching, and to live a life of learning.» (Bill Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar, University of Illinois, Chicago)
«Einstein's thoughts serve as the catalyst for Conrad Pritscher's creative analysis of what opens and closes opportunities to learn. His scathing critique of formal education as stifling creativity, teaching the young to be students and not learners, and rewarding compliancy strike at the heart of the problem in American education today. Einstein's 'mind-opening' questions stand in stark contrast to that seen in classrooms, even in our universities. Perhaps Pritscher's book can jump-start the next generation of educators to create a nation of learners.» (Thomas J. Switzer, Dean, Judith Herb College of Education, The University of Toledo)
«The insights are a great and exciting gift for all of us who take the time to read this inspiring and life-altering book. For this reason, this book is for educators but even more correct would be to say that this book is for everyone and anyone who wants to strive to be like Einstein, or to help others understand how they too can strive to be like what has become synonymous with wisdom and genius: Einstein. In a more holistic sense, this book is about more than mind but also about empathy, compassion and kindness, and so much more. Ultimately, the book offers all of us a better way to live by using Einstein and Zen as models of hope that we can and should all aspire towards.» (Carlo Ricci, Associate Professor, Nipissing University, Canada; Author and Editor, Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning, JUAL)
«'Einstein and Zen' begins one section in this Einsteinian provocation to open inquiry. Such passionate curiosity, Pritscher appreciates, exhibits humor and playfulness as well as compassion and commitment.