The teacher's attention : why our kids must and can get smaller schools and classes /
The Teacher & rsquo;s Attention is a fresh take on relationships in schools. Looking beyond our obsession with raising test scores, this book recognizes that education is a key partner in raising children. Garrett Delavan contends that allowing students, educators and parents to navigate a small...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Philadelphia :
Temple University Press,
2009.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The Teacher & rsquo;s Attention is a fresh take on relationships in schools. Looking beyond our obsession with raising test scores, this book recognizes that education is a key partner in raising children. Garrett Delavan contends that allowing students, educators and parents to navigate a smaller number of relationships & mdash;a concept he calls "relationship load" & mdash;provides many benefits, including a better chance at achieving equal access to a good education for all children. Delavan shows how class size, school size, and longer-term student-teacher relationships are all equally |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 226 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-218) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781592138951 1592138950 1282089838 9781282089839 9786612089831 6612089830 |