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The Education of Little Tree
Posted by in Uncategorized on March 17, 2010
- ISBN13: 9780826328090
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The Education of Little Tree tells of a boy orphaned very young, who is adopted by his Cherokee grandmother and half-Cherokee grandfather in the Appalachian mountains of Tennessee during the Great Depression.“Little Tree” as his grandparents call him is shown how to hunt and survive in the mountains, to respect nature in the Cherokee Way, taking only what is needed, leaving the rest for nature to run its course.Little Tree also learns the often callous ways of w… More >>
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The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education
Posted by in Uncategorized on March 16, 2010
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A passionate plea to preserve and renew public education, The Death and Life of the Great American School System is a radical change of heart from one of America’s best-known education experts.
Diane Ravitch—former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum—examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated. Drawing on over forty years of research and expe… More >>
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Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology: The Digital Revolution and Schooling in America
Posted by in Uncategorized on March 14, 2010
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”The most convincing account I’ve read about how education will change in the decades ahead the authors’ analyses are impressive, fair-minded, and useful. -Howard Gardner, author of Five Minds for the Future and Frames of Mind
”A breakthrough book that goes well beyond the idea of adding technology to existing schools. This will be a must read for my students and research collaborators.” -John Bransford, author of How People Learn and… More >>
Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology: The Digital Revolution and Schooling in America
