Schooling for life : reclaiming the essence of learning / Jacqueline Grennon Brooks
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TextPublication details: Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2002Description: x, 155 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 0871206587 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Thought and thinking -- Study and teaching -- United States | Constructivism (Education) -- United States | Active learning -- United StatesDDC classification: 370.15/23 LOC classification: LB1590.3 | .B753 2002| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 370.152/BROOKS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844400020828 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-149)
Learning to live a life. A life with standards. Learning to find and solve problems. Common thinking. Changing images of complex systems. A life with questions. Really knowing. Conflict resolution versus conflict suppression. Safe and sound. A life in search of meaning. Teaching for big ideas. Meaning, lost and found. Big ideas and details -- Unlearning lessons learned in school. Dispiriting lessons and missed conversations. Questions of climate. Lessons learned. Scripts that suppress. Showing up and following directions. Understanding the instructional program. Beyond showing up and following directions. Learning what we need to learn. The true negatives of false positives. Focused to a fault. Students the way they are. One of life's experiments. Flexible facts -- Lessons that last. Uncertainties and imperfections. Risks, gains, and guarantees. "The big picture," again. Teacher scaffolding. Back to the heart of the matter. Negotiating curriculum. Curriculum with embedded assessment. It takes a child. Beginning with understanding in mind. Broken compasses. Opening eyes. Finding common ground for learning. Old issues, new images. Tough questions, evolving answers. Structure and efficiency. Collective leadership. Dreams and disobedience
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