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[E. D. Hirsch Jr.] ☆ Why Knowledge Matters: Rescuing Our Children from Failed Educational Theories á Download Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Why Knowledge Matters: Rescuing Our Children from Failed Educational Theories "Teaching "skills" doesn't help students learn" according to C. Carson. I have always felt uncomfortable teaching "skills" to my middle-school students in English class because it just seemed so worksheet-driven and ineffective. Hirsch does a great job of hammering home the point that teaching skills, such as how to find the main idea, is ]
| Title | : | Why Knowledge Matters: Rescuing Our Children from Failed Educational Theories |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.40 (841 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1612509525 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-13 |
| Language | : | English |
"Teaching "skills" doesn't help students learn" according to C. Carson. I have always felt uncomfortable teaching "skills" to my middle-school students in English class because it just seemed so worksheet-driven and ineffective. Hirsch does a great job of hammering home the point that teaching skills, such as how to find the main idea, is
In the absence of a clear, common curriculum, Hirsch contends that tests are reduced to measuring skills rather than content, and that students from disadvantaged backgrounds cannot develop the knowledge base to support high achievement. In Why Knowledge Matters, influential scholar E. Hirsch, author of The Knowledge Deficit, draws on recent findings in neuroscience and data from France to provide new evidence for the argument that a carefully planned, knowledge-based elementary curriculum is essential to providing the foundations for children’s life success a
"Hirsch’s call for 'a better-educated citizenry' should be heeded by educators and administrators alike." --Publishers Weekly
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