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The Schools Our Children Deserve
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The Schools Our Children Deserve (1999) (edit title/settings)

Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards"

by Alfie Kohn (Author) (edit contributors)

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In this "lively, provocative and well-researched book" (Theodore Sizer), AlÞe 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,... read more

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1. FORWARD...INTO THE PAST

PART ONE:
TOUGHER STANDARDS VERSUS BETTER EDUCATION

2. GETTING MOTIVATION WRONG: The Costs of Overemphasizing Achievement
3. GETTING TEACHING AND LEARNING WRONG: Traditional Education and Its Victims
4. GETTING EVALUATION WRONG: The Case Against Standardized Testing
5. GETTING SCHOOL REFORM WRONG: The Arrogance of Top-Down Coercion
6. GETTING IMPROVEMENT WRONG: Confusing Harder with Better

PART TWO:
FOR THE LOVE OF LEARNING

7. STARTING FROM SCRATCH
8. EDUCATION AT ITS BEST
9. GETTING THE 3 R'S RIGHT
10. THE WAY OUT

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  1. Alfie Kohn (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 7, 1999
ISBN: 0395940397
Page Count: 336

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  • Library of Congress: LB2822.82.K65
  • Dewey: 379

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