Keyword: education

Weapons of Mass Instruction
A Schoolteacher’s Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
by John Gatto

John Taylor Gatto's Weapons of Mass Instruction, now available in paperback, focuses on mechanisms of traditional education which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning as a byproduct of …
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College Without High School
A Teenager’s Guide to Skipping High School and Going to College
by Blake Boles

High school can be boring. High school curriculum can be frustrating and out of touch.
So what is the answer for young people whose creativity, bright ideas, and boundless energy are being stifled in that over-scheduled and grade-driven environment?
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Teaching Green: The High School Years
Hands-on Learning in Grades 9-12
edited by Tim Grant & Gail Littlejohn

This resource is ideal for anyone working with young people in grades 9-12, whether in schools or in non-formal educational settings. Richly illustrated, it offers 50 teaching strategies that promote learning about natural systems and foster …
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Weapons of Mass Instruction
A Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
by John Gatto

John Taylor Gatto's Weapons of Mass Instruction focuses on mechanisms of familiar schooling which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning as a by-product of rote-memorization drills. Gatto's earlier …
related subjects: Education & Parenting

As if the Earth Matters
Recommitting to Environmental Education
by Thom Henley & Kenny Peavy

Is environmental education succeeding in producing an eco-aware and conscientious population, or has it "flat-lined"?
Lavishly illustrated and packed with fun-filled outdoor educational activities As If The Earth Matters shows how through immersing …
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Everyone Wins!
Cooperative Games and Activities
by Josette and Ba Luvmour

This new edition of the best-selling Parent Choice Award winner Everyone Wins! is a handbook of more than 150 cooperative games and activities for enhancing conflict resolution and communication skills and building self-esteem. Encouraging …
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Teaching Green - The Elementary Years
Hands-on Learning in Grades K-5
edited by Gail Littlejohn & Tim Grant

Teaching Green - The Elementary Years is designed for anyone working with young people in grades kindergarten to five, whether in schools or non-formal education settings. It offers 50 kid-tested teaching strategies that promote interdisciplinary …

Dumbing Us Down
The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
by John Gatto

A highly praised bestseller for over a decade, Dumbing Us Down is a radical treatise on public education that concludes that compulsory government schooling does little but teach young people to follow orders like cogs in a machine. This Special …