Inside Teaching: How Classroom Life Undermines Reform

Inside Teaching: How Classroom Life Undermines Reform
ISBN-10
0674039513
ISBN-13
9780674039513
Category
Education
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
2009-06-30
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Author
Mary M. KENNEDY

Description

Arguing that too many would-be reformers know nothing about the conflicting demands of teaching, Kennedy takes us into the controlled commotion of the classroom, revealing how painstakingly teachers plan their lessons, and how many different ways things go awry. She argues that pedagogical reform proposals that do not acknowledge all of the things teachers need to do are bound to fail. If reformers want students to learn, they must address all of the problems teachers face, not just those that interest them.

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