Taking sides : clashing views on controversial issues in secondary education /
Twenty debates in secondary education; ethnocentric education, school uniforms, block scheduling, and more. Requiring students to analyze opposing viewpoints and reach considered judgments, Taking Sides actively develops students' critical thinking skills.
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| Médium: | Kniha |
| Jazyk: | English |
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Guilford, Conn. :
McGraw Hill/Dushkin,
c2002.
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| Vydání: | First edition |
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Obsah:
- Pt. 1 Purposes: Should school attendance be voluntary?
- Is citizenship education working in the public schools?
- Should all secondary school students experience the same curriculum?
- Is ethnocentric education a good idea?
- Should secondary schools emphasize education for the workplace?
- Pt. 2 Policies: Should religious content and concepts be more evident in our schools?
- Do school uniforms cause improvements?
- Are zero tolerance policies necessary and effective?
- Is achievement level tracking of students a defensible educational practice?
- Is high-stakes standardized testing defensible?
- Should teacher pay be tied to measures of student learning?
- Is the school principal indispensable?
- Pt. 3 Practices: Is block scheduling better than traditional scheduling?
- Is homework beneficial to students?
- Does the practice of grading students serve useful purposes?
- Can technology transform education?
- Should service learning be a high school graduation requirement?
- Is the emphasis on globalization in the study of world history appropriate?
- Should classical works be the emphasis of the high school literature curriculum?
- Should we be cheering for high school sports programs?