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The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards"

The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards" - Paperback

by Alfie Kohn
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Availability:In StockContributor:Alfie KohnPublish date:2023-09-25Pages:352
Language:EnglishPublisher:HarperOneISBN-13:9780618083459ISBN-10:618083456UPC:9780618083459Book Category:EducationBook Subcategory:Educational Policy & Reform, Professional Development, Educational PsychologySize:9.00 x 6.12 x 0.87 inchesWeight:0.9304Product ID:SC05SWS30Y
In this provocative and well-researched book, Alfie Kohn builds a powerful argument against "teaching to the test" in favor of more child-centered curriculums to raise lifelong learners. Drawing on stories from real classrooms and extensive research, Kohn shows parents, educators, and others how schools can help students explore ideas rather than just fill them with forgettable facts and prepare them for standardized tests. Here, at last, is a book that challenges the two dominant forces in American education: an aggressive nostalgia for traditional teaching ("If it was bad enough for me, it's bad enough for my kids") and a heavy-handed push for "tougher standards."
Language:EnglishPublisher:HarperOneISBN-13:9780618083459ISBN-10:618083456UPC:9780618083459Book Category:EducationBook Subcategory:Educational Policy & Reform, Professional Development, Educational PsychologySize:9.00 x 6.12 x 0.87 inchesWeight:0.9304Product ID:SC05SWS30Y
Kohn, Alfie: - ALFIE KOHN's published works include Punished by Rewards, No Contest: The Case Against Competition, Beyond Discipline, and What to Look for in a Classroom. Described by Time as "perhaps the country's most outspoken critic of educational fixation on grades and test scores," he has traveled across the country delivering lectures to teachers, parents, and researchers.
Publisher: HarperOne

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