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In the wake of initiatives such as No Child Left Behind and the use
of high-stakes testing, the emphasis in schools has been on drill
and practice for the test. Genuine understanding and critical
thinking have been increasingly shortchanged. As a result, students
have fewer opportunities to advance their insight into cognitive
and emotional challenges, even though both teachers and parents
recognize the importance of developing deliberative and reflective
thinking skills. This book uniquely combines two things. First, it
provides resources for classroom teachers in middle and secondary
school that make it possible to, at a moment's notice, take
advantage of a teachable moment by drawing students into productive
intellectual discussions. Second, it gives the reader an overview
of the rationale and the research base for engaging students in
educational activities that are truly intellectual and that are not
limited to training for testing success.
In the wake of initiatives such as No Child Left Behind and the use
of high-stakes testing, the emphasis in schools has been on drill
and practice for the test. Genuine understanding and critical
thinking have been increasingly shortchanged. As a result, students
have fewer opportunities to advance their insight into cognitive
and emotional challenges, even though both teachers and parents
recognize the importance of developing deliberative and reflective
thinking skills. This book uniquely combines two things. First, it
provides resources for classroom teachers in middle and secondary
school that make it possible to, at a moment's notice, take
advantage of a teachable moment by drawing students into productive
intellectual discussions. Second, it gives the reader an overview
of the rationale and the research base for engaging students in
educational activities that are truly intellectual and that are not
limited to training for testing success.
In the wake of initiatives such as No Child Left Behind and the use
of high-stakes testing, the emphasis in schools has been on drill
and practice for the test. Genuine understanding and critical
thinking have been increasingly shortchanged. As a result, students
have fewer opportunities to advance their insight into cognitive
and emotional challenges, even though both teachers and parents
recognize the importance of developing deliberative and reflective
thinking skills. This book uniquely combines two things. First, it
provides resources for classroom teachers in grades 3 - 6 that make
it possible for them, at a moment's notice, to take advantage of a
teachable moment by drawing students into productive intellectual
discussions. Second, it gives the reader an overview of the
rationale and the research base for engaging students in
educational activities that are truly intellectual and that are not
limited to training for testing success.
In the wake of initiatives such as No Child Left Behind and the use
of high-stakes testing, the emphasis in schools has been on drill
and practice for the test. Genuine understanding and critical
thinking have been increasingly shortchanged. As a result, students
have fewer opportunities to advance their insight into cognitive
and emotional challenges, even though both teachers and parents
recognize the importance of developing deliberative and reflective
thinking skills. This book uniquely combines two things. First, it
provides resources for classroom teachers in grades 3 - 6 that make
it possible for them, at a moment's notice, to take advantage of a
teachable moment by drawing students into productive intellectual
discussions. Second, it gives the reader an overview of the
rationale and the research base for engaging students in
educational activities that are truly intellectual and that are not
limited to training for testing success.
This book addresses a very important aspect of teacher training, as
well as the training of educational administrators, school
counselors and other educational allied professionals, an aspect
that is too often overlooked. That aspect is role modeling a
deliberative mind. A deliberative mind is one filled with
wonderment and eagerness to learn. We introduce educational
professionals to systematic pondering and large-scale wonderment.
This book addresses a very important aspect of teacher training, as
well as the training of educational administrators, school
counselors and other educational allied professionals, an aspect
that is too often overlooked. That aspect is role modeling a
deliberative mind. A deliberative mind is one filled with
wonderment and eagerness to learn. We introduce educational
professionals to systematic pondering and large-scale wonderment.
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