In "Stupidity and Tears," renowned educator and "National Book Award" winner Herbert Kohl offers us a thoughtful and ultimately optimistic meditation on the forces that conspire to keep teachers and students "stupid"--i.e., frustrated and unable to excel in an education system that is clearly failing them.
Among the topics explored by Kohl are the pressures of standards based assessments and harrowing sink-or-swim policies, the pain teachers feel when asked to teach against their pedagogical conscience, the development of a capacity to sense how students perceive the world, and the importance of hope and creativity in strengthening the social imagination of students and teachers.
A rousing call for common sense in the face of dwindling budgets, crippling state mandates, and injudicious politics, "Stupidity and Tears" is "vintage Kohl--incisive, funny, reflective, profound . . . a provocation to educators to better teach all our children" (Norman Fruchter, NYU Institute of Education and Social Policy).
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In "Stupidity and Tears," renowned educator and "National Book Award" winner Herbert Kohl offers us a thoughtful and ultimately optimistic meditation on the forces that conspire to keep teachers and students "stupid"--i.e., frustrated and unable to excel in an education system that is clearly failing them.
Among the topics explored by Kohl are the pressures of standards based assessments and harrowing sink-or-swim policies, the pain teachers feel when asked to teach against their pedagogical conscience, the development of a capacity to sense how students perceive the world, and the importance of hope and creativity in strengthening the social imagination of students and teachers.
A rousing call for common sense in the face of dwindling budgets, crippling state mandates, and injudicious politics, "Stupidity and Tears" is "vintage Kohl--incisive, funny, reflective, profound . . . a provocation to educators to better teach all our children" (Norman Fruchter, NYU Institute of Education and Social Policy).
Imprint | The New Press |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | August 2005 |
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First published | August 2005 |
Authors | Herbert R Kohl |
Dimensions | 210 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 160 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-56584-982-2 |
Barcode | 9781565849822 |
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LSN | 1-56584-982-5 |