Skills Mania: Snake Oil in Our Schools?In Skills ManiaBob Davis argues passionately that the emphasis in the secondary school classroom must shift from a technocratic, skills-based approach, to teaching and discussion that focuses on real, substantive issues. He also calls for a new emphasis on the teaching of history, a practice that has been sadly lacking in recent years. Two central qualities warm up this book: first the story is told through the author's own teaching, and second, the author presents us with an original and frank point of view. This is a stiring, engaged, and practical book. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
1 How the Skills Philosophy Thrives in New Fields | 12 |
2 Collaboration and Collaborators | 25 |
3 Collaboration Part II | 38 |
4 English | 52 |
5 History | 68 |
6 Citizenship Education | 89 |
7 Sociology | 106 |
8 Psychology | 125 |
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