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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451037403321

Titolo

The power of Paideia schools [[electronic resource] ] : defining lives through learning / / Terry Roberts and the staff of the National Paideia Center

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Alexandria, Va., : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1998

ISBN

1-280-92826-3

9786610928262

0-87120-549-1

1-4166-0501-0

1-4166-0502-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (144 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RobertsTerry <1956->

Disciplina

370.11/2

Soggetti

School improvement programs - United States

Basic education - United States

Education, Humanistic - United States

Curriculum change - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-118) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: A Classical Education for the 21st Century""; ""Chapter 2: The Paideia Seminar""; ""Chapter 3: Intellectual Coaching""; ""Chapter 4: Didactic Instruction""; ""Chapter 5: The Paideia Curriculum""; ""Chapter 6: Flexible Scheduling""; ""Chapter 7: Integrating the Arts""; ""Chapter 8: Assessment""; ""Chapter 9: A Life Defined Through Learning""; ""Appendix A: Getting Started""; ""Appendix B: Paideia Schools by State""; ""Appendix C: Assessment Tools""

""Section I: Coached Project Checklist""""Section II: Chattanooga School of Arts and Sciences Seminar Evaluation Rubric""; ""Section III: Seminar Teaching Guide""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Authors""; ""Search this Book""



Sommario/riassunto

Beginning in 1982 philosopher Mortimer Adler led a group of educators and scholars in publishing a trilogy of books on what they called ""Paideia"" educational reform. The first book, The Paideia Proposal, had a profound effect on most of the major reform efforts that followed, and Paideia principles--including the then radical notion that ""all children can learn""--eventually permeated the educational dialogue. Merging the conservative idea of a classical education with progressive ideas about teaching and learning, Paideia educators strive to provide all children with a rigorous and meaning