Extreme Learning (Paperback, New)

When asked the question, 'Think of the best teacher you ever had. What did that teacher do to make you consider him or her your best teacher?' the answers are never 'My best teacher gave us lots of worksheets to do, ' or 'My best teacher covered a lot of material.' Instead, typical answers range from the teachers who challenged, to the teachers who cared and the teachers who loved their subjects. Babbage calls those teachers 'extreme teachers, ' whose ultimate goal for students is 'extreme learning'. In the 'extreme learning' classroom, the students and the teacher create learning experiences which connect the real-life knowledge, talents, and interests of students with what needs to be learned today in the standards-based school curriculum. School becomes relevant to the outside world, and working harder to learn at school becomes important, beneficial, and meaningful. Babbage uses anecdotes, both his own and hypothetical, to demonstrate 'extreme learning'. He shows the disparity between training and understanding, where students are trained in standards, but they begin to truly understand the real-life application. 'Extreme learning' creates a partnership between teacher and student, where all learn and improve from each othe

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Education
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Keen J. Babbage
Dimensions:	227 x 164 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	212
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-57886-140-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > Curriculum planning & development Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > Primary / junior schools Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Open learning & distance education Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > Secondary schools > General Promotions
LSN:	1-57886-140-3
Barcode:	9781578861408

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