Student relevance matters : why do I have to know this stuff? / Mickey Kolis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kolis, Mickey, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Curricula--United States.

Education.

Education--Aims and objectives--United States.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Classrooms are systems, schools are systems, and schooling in the United States is a big system. Changing any of those systems requires an awareness of how they work; what they produce; and where to apply time, energy, and resources. Current systems couldbe much better in meeting students' current and future needs. Student Relevance Matters: Why Do I Have to Know this Stuff? aims to clarify the most intrinsic reasons to learn, thereby bridging the gap between content and meeting student needs. This allows for compelling visions, and visions are the seed of learning. This book describes curre

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; SECTION 1 AND THE POINT OF SCHOOLING IS?A SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE; SECTION 2 PURPOSES DEFINED; SECTION 3 MAKING PURPOSE COME ALIVE; SECTION 4 CONCLUSION

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-00949-8

9786613009494

1-60709-917-9

OCLC:

705539130