| The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards" Contributor(s): Kohn, Alfie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618083456 ISBN-13: 9780618083459 Publisher: HarperOne OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: Drawing on stories from real classrooms and extensive research, Kohn tells parents, educators, and others interested in the debate how schools can help students explore ideas rather than filling them with forgettable facts and preparing them for standardized tests. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Professional Development - Education | Educational Psychology |
| Dewey: 371.200 |
| LCCN: 99031122 |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6.12" W x 9" (0.93 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this "lively, provocative and well-researched book" (Theodore Sizer), AlTe Kohn builds a powerful argument against the "back to basics" philosophy of teaching and simplistic demands to "raise the bar." Drawing on stories from real classrooms and extensive research, Kohn shows parents, educators, and others interested in the debate how schools can help students explore ideas rather than filling them with forgettable facts and preparing 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): 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. |