| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
254 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-232) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword by Ayelet Waldman -- Introduction: Meet Me at Park Day -- 1. "Remakers of Mankind" -- 2. The Rug: Teaching to the Whole Child" -- 3. The Inner Ear: Learning That Ignites Children's Senses -- 4. The Magic Circle: Building Character and Community -- 5. The Storyboard: The Progressive Heart of High Technology -- 6. Tasting the Soup: Recipes to Calm a "Testing Mania" -- 7. The Laboratory: Messiness and Failure - Progressive Education's Vulnerability and Strength -- 8. The Petition: Promoting Social Justice -- Conclusion: Back to the Future -- Epilogue -- Appendix Progressive Education Association: Seven Founding Principles -- A List of Schools Using Progressive Education Methods -- A (Somewhat Idiosyncratic) Top-Ten List of Books, Studies, and Articles Supporting the Benefits of Progressive Education -- Park Day School's Sixth-Graders' Poem to Tom Little -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Summary |
WNDSR--This book is the gift of the Windsor / Windsor Locks Rotary in honor of Al Boehm. |
| Subject |
Progressive education -- United States.
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Education -- Aims and objectives -- United States.
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Active learning -- United States.
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Student-centered learning -- United States.
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Educational change -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Ellison, Katherine, 1957- author.
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Waldman, Ayelet, author of foreword.
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| ISBN |
9780393246162 hardcover |
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0393246167 hardcover |
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