"She has a funny way of looking at you," a fourth-grader told Rhona
Weinstein about his teacher. "She gets that look and says 'I am
very disappointed in you.' I hate it when she does that. It makes
me feel like I'm stupid. Just crazy, stupid, dumb." Even young
children know what adults think of them. All too often, they live
down to expectations, as well as up to them. This book is about the
context in which expectations play themselves out.
Drawing upon a generation of research on self-fulfilling
prophecies in education, including the author's own extensive
fieldwork in schools, "Reaching Higher" argues that our
expectations of children are often too low. With compelling case
studies, Weinstein shows that children typed early as "not very
smart" can go on to accomplish far more than is expected of them by
an educational system with too narrow a definition of ability and
the way abilities should be nurtured. Weinstein faults the system,
pointing out that teachers themselves are harnessed by policies
that do not enable them to reach higher for all children.
Her analysis takes us beyond current reforms that focus on
accountability for test results. With rich descriptions of
effective classrooms and schools, Weinstein makes a case for a
changed system that will make the most of every child and enable
students and teachers to engage more meaningfully in learning.
General
| Imprint: |
Harvard University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2004 |
| First published: |
September 2004 |
| Authors: |
Rhona S. Weinstein
|
| Dimensions: |
225 x 146 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
366 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-01619-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
Educational psychology
|
| LSN: |
0-674-01619-X |
| Barcode: |
9780674016194 |
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