"The having of wonderful ideas" and other essays on teaching and learning / Eleanor Duckworth.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Duckworth, Eleanor, 1935-
Language:English
Published: New York : Teachers College Press, [2006], ©2006.
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Teaching.
Learning, Psychology of.
Education.
Piaget, Jean, > 1896-1980.
Teachers > Training of.
Physical Description:xv, 208 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The having of wonderful ideas
  • The language and thought of Piaget and some comments on learning to spell
  • Either we're too early and they can't learn it or we're too late and they know it already: the dilemma of "applying Piaget"
  • A child's-eye view of knowing
  • The virtues of not knowing
  • Learning with breadth and depth
  • Understanding children's understanding
  • Structures, continuity, and other people's minds
  • Making sure that everybody gets home safely
  • Twenty-four, forty-two, and I love you: keeping it complex
  • Critical explorations on the classroom
  • Teaching as research.