Kindergarten has changed. Many believe that it no longer reflects a
nurturing environment but, instead, has become a race for children
to learn skills so they are ready for the academic achievement
tests that they will take continuously throughout their time in
school. Resisting the Kinder-Race examines how the race came about,
why it must change, and how all stakeholders in the early childhood
and elementary school communities must take part in the reform
process. The author draws on his own research to consider how the
Kinder-Race might be reimagined through more democratic principles
of schooling. Brown offers both practical and political strategies
that can alter the day-to-day practices of the kindergarten
classroom and the policies that currently define PreKā12
education in the United States. This resource will help readers see
kindergarten as an educational environment that expands the
learning of every child.Book Features: Provides an in-depth glimpse
into a typical day in the Kinder-Race. Examines how kindergarten
devolved from a garden that nurtures children into a race that
dashes them from skill to skill. Brings together what are often
siloed conversations among stakeholder groups. Highlights how
kindergarten is now primarily defined through an economic lens and
how this framing of learning, earning, and consuming might be
rethought.Ā Employs varied conceptual frameworks to
investigate how stakeholders across different levels of public
education make sense of the changed kindergarten. Illuminates the
complexity of what is occurring in today's kindergarten
andĀ puts forward practical and achievable ideas for change.
General
| Imprint: |
Teachers College Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Early Childhood Education Series |
| Release date: |
October 2021 |
| Authors: |
Nancy File
• Christopher P Brown
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
216 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8077-6561-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-8077-6561-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780807765616 |
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