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Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In The Family Firm, Brown professor of economics and mom of two Emily Oster offers a classic business school framework for data-driven parents to think more deliberately about the key issues of the elementary years: school, health, extracurricular activities, and more. Unlike the hourly challenges of infant parenting, the big questions in this age come up less frequently. But we live with the consequences of our decisions for much longer. What's...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
213 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Addresses the failures and consequences of America's early education system, advocating for a shared knowledge curriculum that provides an educational foundation for all students to strengthen American unity, identity, and democracy.
Hirsch addresses the failures of America's early education system and its impact on our current national malaise. He advocates for a shared knowledge curriculum students everywhere can be taught-- an educational foundation...
Author
Publisher
Schocken Books
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
207 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Paula Lillard, director of a Montessori school ranging in age from eighteen months to fifteen years, provides a clear and cogent introduction to the Montessori program for the elementary and later years. In detailed accounts, Lillard shows how children acquire the skills to answer their own questions, learn to manage freedom with responsibility, and maintain a high level of intellectual stimulation by using the Montessori method. This is an essential...
Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass, John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
vi, 230 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Outdoor learning has been rising in popularity in the U.S. during the last decade, particularly at the early childhood level. This growing interest has spread to the elementary level, with families demanding more time learning and playing outdoors for children during the school day. Being outside is healthier, helps children form a strong connection with the natural world, supports a variety of learning styles, increases engagement and student motivation...
Author
Publisher
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis--and the seemingly endless cycle of multigenerational poverty. It was only after years within the education reform movement that Natalie Wexler stumbled across a hidden explanation for our country's frustrating lack of progress when it comes to providing every child with a quality education. The problem wasn't one of the usual scapegoats: lazy teachers, shoddy facilities, lack of accountability....
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
©2013.
Physical Desc
xiv, 306 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A guide for parents on how to get actively involved in a child's education outlines strategies for building positive relationships with educators and explains how to identify a student's learning style and avoid common obstacles.
Author
Publisher
H. Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
x, 302 p. : 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The pressure is on at schools across America. In recent years, reforms such as No Child Left Behind have created a new vision of education that emphasizes provable results, uniformity, and greater attention for floundering students. Schools are expected to behave more like businesses and judged almost solely on the bottom line: test scores.
To see if this world is producing better students, Linda Perlstein immersed herself in a suburban Maryland...
Author
Series
Publisher
Free Spirit Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
202 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Hundreds of user-friendly lesson plans help teachers build attitudes of respect and caring, reduce problem behaviors, empower students to solve problems, and educate the whole child socially, emotionally, and academically. The lessons' literature-based connections allow teachers to "build in" rather than "add on" social-emotional learning (SEL) as part of the daily curriculum. Each resource guide offers: - monthly themes focused on emotions, empathy,...
Author
Publisher
Conari Press
Pub. Date
c1992
Physical Desc
iii, 191 p ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Not all children learn in the same way. Written by two educators, How Your Child is Smart identifies six patterns of learning and teaches parents how to help their children learn and communicate most effectively. Through simple questions, activities, and charts, parents can identify their child's pattern and learn how he or she can best be taught in school.
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