Loving learning how progressive education can save America's schools
"Noted educator Tom Little and Pulitzer Prize -- winning journalist Katherine Ellison reveal the home-grown solution to turning American students into life-long learners. The longtime head of Park Day School, Tom Little embarked on a tour of 43 progressive schools across the country. In this bo...
| Main Authors: | Little, Tom, 1953-2014 (Author), Ellison, Katherine, 1957- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Waldman, Ayelet (author of foreword.) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2015]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
"Noted educator Tom Little and Pulitzer Prize -- winning journalist Katherine Ellison reveal the home-grown solution to turning American students into life-long learners. The longtime head of Park Day School, Tom Little embarked on a tour of 43 progressive schools across the country. In this book, his life's work, he interweaves his teaching experience, the knowledge he gleaned from his trip, and the history of Progressive Education. As Little and Katherine Ellison reveal, these educators and schools invigorate learning and promote inquisitiveness by allowing the curriculum to grow organically out of children's questions -- whether they lead to studying the senses, working on a farm, or re-creating a desert ecosystem in the classroom. We see curious students draw on information across disciplines to think in imaginative yet practical ways, like in a "Mini-Maker Faire" or designing and building a chair from scratch. Becoming good citizens was another of Little's goals. He believed in the need for students to learn how to become advocates for themselves, from setting rules on the playground to engaging in issues of social justice in the wider community. Using the philosophy of Progressive Education, schools can prepare students to shape a vibrant future in the arts and sciences for themselves and the nation."--From publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: |
254 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780393246162 0393246167 0393246175 (electronic bk.) 9780393246179 (electronic bk.) |
| Author Notes: |
Katherine Ellison is a Pulitzer Prize-winning former foreign correspondent and the author of seven books, including The Mommy Brain: How Motherhood Makes You Smarter and Buzz: A Year of Paying Attention. She lives in northern California. |