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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480670003321

Autore

Houston Paul D

Titolo

Giving wings to children's dreams [[electronic resource] ] : making our schools worthy of our children / / Paul D. Houston ; foreword by Terrence E. Deal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin

London, : SAGE, c2010

ISBN

1-4522-7170-4

1-4522-1447-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Disciplina

371.2

371.207

Soggetti

School improvement programs

School management and organization

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A SAGE Company."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 - My Wings; Chapter 2 - Teachers: Magicians and Conductors; Chapter 3 - Attitude = Altitude; Chapter 4 - Leaning Our Ladder Against the Right Wall; Chapter 5 - Crawling Out of the Box; Chapter 6 - How It Ought to Be; Chapter 7 - Getting Kids Ready for Democracy; Chapter 8 - Getting Kids Ready for School-Raising the Village; Chapter 9 - Getting Schools Ready for Kids; Chapter 10 - Getting the Words and Symbols Right; Chapter 11 - Horse Whispering: Harnessing Technology to Enhance Learning

Chapter 12 - The Brain Is a Terrible Thing to WasteChapter 13 - Creativity and the Arts: The Surrey, Not the Fringe; Chapter 14 - Authentic Accountability; Chapter 15 - Lead Is Not a Four-Letter Word; Chapter 16 - Bored of Education; Chapter 17 - Dealing With the Heart and Soul; Chapter 18 - A School Worthy of Our Children-A Fable; Study Guide; References

Sommario/riassunto

In this powerful collection, the former executive director of the American Association of School Administrators looks at the factors



educators must consider in order to turn schools back into places that nurture children.