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Those Who Dared: Five Visionaries Who Changed American Education
Carl Glickman
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Description for Those Who Dared: Five Visionaries Who Changed American Education
Hardcover. Presents the personal stories of the challenges and triumphs some educators faced in the classroom, and their ideas of what education can and should be for every student. This book ranges from personal to imminently practical to passionately political, with each writer offering a perspective on what it takes to sustain major school change. Editor(s): Glickman, Carl D. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
For decades, practically every major initiative in American education (from top-down standards to the testing movement) has moved decision-making farther away from the school. Throughout their careers, Deborah Meier, John Goodlad, James Comer, Ted Sizer, and Hank Levin have been at the forefront of the fight against this trend, working to give our schools back the ability to educate students in the broadest and richest traditions of activity, inquiry, and problem solving. Now these visionary educators have joined together to share their personal stories of the challenges and triumphs they faced in the classroom, and their ideas of what education ... Read more
For decades, practically every major initiative in American education (from top-down standards to the testing movement) has moved decision-making farther away from the school. Throughout their careers, Deborah Meier, John Goodlad, James Comer, Ted Sizer, and Hank Levin have been at the forefront of the fight against this trend, working to give our schools back the ability to educate students in the broadest and richest traditions of activity, inquiry, and problem solving. Now these visionary educators have joined together to share their personal stories of the challenges and triumphs they faced in the classroom, and their ideas of what education ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Teachers College Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807749173
SKU
V9780807749173
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