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"Why Fly That Way?"
Greeley, Kathy (Teacher, Graham And Parks School, Cambridge, Usa)
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Description for "Why Fly That Way?"
Paperback. This work is a chronicle of a year in the life of a school classroom. The author provides an alternative model of education and shows how a strong and supportive community is essential in helping students reach their highest potential. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
Crucial to the public debate about schools, curriculum, testing, academic standards, and teacher training are the voices of successful teachers, like Kathy Greely, who speak to the dangers of an overemphasis on standardized testing and a punitive, back-to-basics approach. This work is a chronicle of a year in the life of a school classroom. The author provides an alternative model of education and shows how a strong and supportive community is essential in helping students reach their highest potential. Included in this account are: specific projects that explain in detail critical practices in the classroom; class discussions that show efforts ... Read more
Crucial to the public debate about schools, curriculum, testing, academic standards, and teacher training are the voices of successful teachers, like Kathy Greely, who speak to the dangers of an overemphasis on standardized testing and a punitive, back-to-basics approach. This work is a chronicle of a year in the life of a school classroom. The author provides an alternative model of education and shows how a strong and supportive community is essential in helping students reach their highest potential. Included in this account are: specific projects that explain in detail critical practices in the classroom; class discussions that show efforts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807739808
SKU
V9780807739808
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