The Challenge to Care in Schools, 2nd Editon - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Challenge to Care in Schools, 2nd Editon write by Nel Noddings. This book was released on 2015-04-26. The Challenge to Care in Schools, 2nd Editon available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. After a decade of educational reforms, The Challenge to Care in Schools is even more relevant now than when it was first published. In her new Introduction, Nel Noddings revisits her seminal book and places care as central to current debates on standardization, accountability, privatization, and the continuous struggle between traditional and progressive methods of education. Rather then forcing one side to yield to the other, this book advocates an alternative, “responsive system” that will allow the best ideas to flourish. In the Second Edition, Noddings once again envisions a school system built on the idea that different people have different strengths, and that these strengths should be cultivated in an environment of caring, not of competition. She suggests that if we make the responsiveness characteristic of caring more basic than accountability, we can accommodate both traditional and progressive preferences in one school system to the benefit of all . . . especially the children. Chapters address the practical and theoretical questions involved in organizing traditional and nontraditional areas of study around themes of care. Introductory chapters focus on caring in general and on the problems of liberal education, while the final chapter offers sound advice for implementing a caring curriculum in our schools. Praise for the First Edition! "A welcome addition to the often fragmented discussion of what children need and what school and education should be." —Harvard Educational Review "I recommend this book to all concerned about education, personally and/or professionally." —Journal of Moral Education "In the morass of school reform that calls for such changes as national standards, improved assessments, and new ways of organizing schooling, Noddings provides lucid thinking about the priorities we ought to consider." —Teachers College Record
Happiness and Education
Happiness and Education - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Happiness and Education write by Nel Noddings. This book was released on 2003-07-07. Happiness and Education available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book explores what we might teach if we take happiness seriously as an aim of education.
Overloaded and Underprepared
Overloaded and Underprepared - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Overloaded and Underprepared write by Denise Pope. This book was released on 2015-07-27. Overloaded and Underprepared available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Praise for Overloaded and Underprepared “Parents, teachers, and administrators are all concerned that America’s kids are stressed out, checked out, or both—but many have no idea where to begin when it comes to solving the problem. That’s why the work of Challenge Success is so urgent. It has created a model for creating change in our schools that is based on research and solid foundational principles like communication, creativity, and compassion. If your community wants to build better schools and a brighter future, this book is the place to start.” —Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind “Challenge Success synthesizes the research on effective school practices and offers concrete tools and strategies that educators and parents can use immediately to make a difference in their communities. By focusing on the day-to-day necessities of a healthy schedule; an engaging, personalized, and rigorous curriculum; and a caring climate, this book is an invaluable resource for school leaders, teachers, parents, and students to help them design learning communities where every student feels a sense of belonging, purpose, and motivation to learn the skills necessary to succeed now and in the future.” —Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education, Stanford University “Finally, a book about education and student well-being that is both research-based and eminently readable. With all the worry about student stress and academic engagement, Pope, Brown and Miles gently remind us that there is much we already know about how to create better schools and healthier kids. Citing evidence-based ‘best practices’ gleaned from years of work with schools across the country, they show us what is not working, but more importantly, what we need to do to fix things. Filled with practical suggestions and exercises that can be implemented easily, as well as advice on how to approach long-term change, Overloaded and Underprepared is a clear and compelling roadmap for teachers, school administrators and parents who believe that we owe our children a better education.” —Madeline Levine, co-founder Challenge Success; author of The Price of Privilege and Teach Your Children Well “This new book from the leaders behind Challenge Success provides a thorough and balanced exploration of the structural challenges facing students, parents, educators, and administrators in our primary and secondary schools today. The authors’ unique approach of sharing proven strategies that enable students to thrive, while recognizing that the most effective solutions are tailored on a school-by-school basis, makes for a valuable handbook for anyone seeking to better understand the many complex dimensions at work in a successful learning environment.” —John J. DeGioia, President of Georgetown University
Urban High School Students and the Challenge of Access
Urban High School Students and the Challenge of Access - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Urban High School Students and the Challenge of Access write by Julia E. Colyar. This book was released on 2006. Urban High School Students and the Challenge of Access available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Textbook
The Promise and Failure of Progressive Education
The Promise and Failure of Progressive Education - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Promise and Failure of Progressive Education write by Norman Dale Norris. This book was released on 2004. The Promise and Failure of Progressive Education available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The progressive ideology and methods are clearly the prominent choice in our schools today. In generic, layman's terms, Norman Dale Norris discusses how the progressive movement came about and how the ideas are practiced today, some of which are less than desirable. Norris is sympathetic and supportive of the progressive ideology and offers suggestions for success.
