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 |
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New York, NY :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2015]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of 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.