The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards" (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards" Monday, August 10 2009.

• 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, 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.

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards" Monday, July 27 2009.

• Added a contributor: Alfie Kohn: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards" Thursday, July 16 2009.

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