Toward a Critical Politics of Teacher Thinking: Mapping the Postmodern
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Book Overview
This book calls for a new type of teacher education that empowers teachers to be self-directed professionals. Joe Kincheloe believes that the current trend of teaching teachers to learn an empirical knowledge base which they then implement in their classrooms is demeaning to teachers and teaches them not to think. He cites, for example, the emphasis on lesson plan format, the writing of behavioral objectives, and pre-packaged activities. One way...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0897892704
ISBN13:9780897892704
Release Date:March 1993
Publisher:Praeger
Length:280 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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Radical
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
This book is radical and calls for fundamental change in our educational system. I happen to agree! No longer can we sit idley by and watch the power structure of our nation maintain status quo at the expense our children's future. Kincheloe exposes the greed and motives of our inherently racist and classist system. Cheers to Kincheloe for having the guts to point out our nations biggest flaw..... materialism and ambition for power.
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