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(0)E. D. Hirsch
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From the bestselling author of Cultural Literacy, a passionate and cogent argument for reforming the way we teach our children.
Why, after decades of commissions, reforms, and efforts at innovation, do our schools continue to disappoint us? In this comprehensive book, educational theorist E. D. Hirsch, Jr. masterfully analyzes how American ideas about education have veered off course, what we must do to right them, and most importantly why. He argues...
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Description
"An important message, eloquently expressed." --Steven Pinker, Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of The Language Instinct and How the Mind Works
"If we did what E.D. Hirsch said, and made sure that all students, regardless of race, income, or neighborhood, were exposed to a rich, challenging, sequenced curriculum in important subjects, schools could make a much bigger difference than they already do." --Ed McElroy,...
Series
Publisher
Delta Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2006, c2005
Description
Now completely revised, this guide covers the basics of language arts, history and geography, visual arts, music, math, and science for fifth-grade students. A collection of American speeches, tales from around the world, math problems, and biographies of famous scientists add to the book's usefulness.