Описание: Few writers ask us to question our fundamental assumptions about education as provocatively as Alfie Kohn. Time magazine has called him'perhaps the country's most outspoken critic of education's fixation on grades and] test scores.' And the Washington Post says he is 'the most energetic and charismatic figure standing in the way of a major federal effort to make standardized curriculums and tests a fact of life in every U.S. school.' In this new collection of essays, Kohn takes on some of the most important and controversial topics in education of the last few years. His central focus is on the real goals of education-a topic, he argues, that we systematically ignore while lavishing attention on misguided models of learning and counterproductive techniques of motivation. The shift to talking about goals yields radical conclusions and wonderfully pungent essays that only Alfie Kohn could have written. From the title essay's challenge to conventional, conservative definitions of a good education to essays on standards and testing and grades that tally the severe educational costs of overemphasizing a narrow conception of achievement, Kohn boldly builds on his earlier work and writes for a wide audience. Kohn's new book will be greeted with enthusiasm by his many readers and by any teacher or parent looking for a refreshing perspective on today's debates about schools.
Описание: An acclaimed historian presents a dual biography of Theodore Roosevelt and New York City, showing how Roosevelt`s identity and politics were forged in the booming city of his birth.
Описание: Collection Evaluation in Academic Libraries: A Practical Guide for Librarians equips academic collection managers to select and implement a method or several methods of evaluating their library collections.
Автор: Grant Kohn Goodman Название: Japan: The Dutch Experience ISBN: 1780934912 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781780934914 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 25245.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This revision of Professor Goodman's earlier work, The Dutch Impact on Japan, originally published in 1967, was brought up-to-date with much new information in 1986 in response to renewed interest in the Dutch influence on Japan during the so-called 'closed centuries' between 1640 and 1853. Professor Goodman explains the circumstances of the Dutch in Japan during the seventeenth century, and the historical and intellectual milieu within which 'Dutch studies' were nurtured. He traces the initial interest of the Shogun government in European astronomy and medicine, and the gradual development of interest to wider spheres of Western knowledge and culture. First published in 1986, this title is part of the Bloomsbury Academic Collections series.
Автор: Friend, Mark A. Kohn, James.P. Название: Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health ISBN: 1605907065 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781605907062 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 12672.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The fifth edition of this popular handbook provides a thorough and up-to-date overview of the occupational safety and health field and the issues safety professionals face today, and does so in an accessible and engaging manner.
Автор: Kohn, Livia, Название: The Taoist experience : ISBN: 0791415805 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780791415801 Издательство: NBN International Рейтинг: Цена: 5850.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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