Teaching With Conscience in an Imperfect World: An Invitation - Brossura

Ayers, William

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0807757683 ISBN 13: 9780807757680

Casa editrice: Teachers College Pr, 2016

Riassunto

How do we see our schools and the project of education? Is this the best we can do? What would we like our schools to become? How might we get there? In this provocative book, Bill Ayers invites us to dream of schools in which each child “is of infinite and incalculable value.” Blending personal anecdotes with critique of the state of education, this beautifully written little book is filled with big ideas thatexplore the challenges and opportunities for an education system that desperately needs repair. Teaching with Conscience in an Imperfect World is an urgent call to action and a plan to help educators, policymakers, and parents to stretch toward something new and dramatically better―schools that are more joyful and more just, more balanced and more guided by the power of love.

Book Features:

• Designed to promote meaningful discussions in teacher education courses.
• Addresses the problems with our current education system and how they came to be.
• Advocates for schooling that promotes critical thinking and engaged learning.
• Critiques school reform efforts, such as curriculum standardization and dated performance metrics.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Teachers College Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0807757683
• ISBN 13: 9780807757680
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 98
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile