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Very GoodA book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Hardcover
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Book Title
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Rethinking School
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1 lbs
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Book
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No
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ISBN
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9780393285963
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Education
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Rethinking School : How to Take Charge of Your Child’s Education
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Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
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9.6 in
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Parent Participation, Homeschooling
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2018
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Textbook
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Hardcover
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Language
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English
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1.2 in
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16.8 Oz
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6.4 in
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288 Pages
Rethinking School: How to Take Charge of Your Child’s Education
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393285960
ISBN-13
9780393285963
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237903709
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Publication Name
Rethinking School : How to Take Charge of Your Child’s Education
Language
English
Subject
Parent Participation, Homeschooling
Publication Year
2018
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Education
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2017-051513
Reviews
Bauer makes a passionate case for why the K-12 system desperately needs to be rethought . . . comforting and instructive., A detailed look at how modern schooling can be a mismatch for students’ needs … very straightforward and informative., A welcome operator’s manual for parents of school-age children, inside or outside the K-12 paradigm.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
371.19/2
Synopsis
Our K-12 school system is an artificial product of market forces. It isn’t a good fit for all–or even most–students. It prioritizes a single way of understanding the world over all others, pushes children into a rigid set of grades with little regard for individual maturity, and slaps “disability” labels over differences in learning style. Caught in this system, far too many young learners end up discouraged, disconnected, and unhappy. And when they struggle, school pressures parents, with overwhelming force, into “fixing” their children rather than questioning the system. With boldness, experience, and humor, Susan Wise Bauer turns conventional wisdom on its head: When a serious problem arises at school, the fault is more likely to lie with the school, or the educational system itself, than with the child. In five illuminating sections, Bauer teaches parents how to flex the K-12 system, rather than the child. She closely analyzes the traditional school structure, gives trenchant criticisms of its weaknesses, and offers a wealth of advice for parents of children whose difficulties may stem from struggling with learning differences, maturity differences, toxic classroom environments, and even from giftedness (not as much of a “gift” as you might think!). As the author of the classic book on home-schooling, The Well-Trained Mind, Bauer knows how children learn and how schools work. Her advice here is comprehensive and anecdotal, including material drawn from experience with her own four children and more than twenty years of educational consulting and university teaching. Rethinking School is a guide to one aspect of sane, humane parenting: negotiating the twelve-grade school system in a way that nurtures and protects your child’s mind, emotions, and spirit., Our K-12 school system is an artificial product of market forces. It isn’t a good fit for all–or even most–students. It prioritizes a single way of understanding the world over all others, pushes children into a rigid set of grades with little regard for individual maturity, and slaps “disability” labels over differences in learning style. Caught in this system, far too many young learners end up discouraged, disconnected, and unhappy. And when they struggle, school pressures parents, with overwhelming force, into “fixing” their children rather than questioning the system. With boldness, experience, and humor, Susan Wise Bauer turns conventional wisdom on its head: When a serious problem arises at school, the fault is more likely to lie with the school, or the educational system itself, than with the child. In five illuminating sections, Bauer teaches parents how to flex the K-12 system, rather than the child. She closely analyzes the traditional school structure, gives trenchant criticisms of its weaknesses, and offers a wealth of advice for parents of children whose difficulties may stem from struggling with learning differences, maturity differences, toxic classroom environments, and even from giftedness (not as much of a “gift” as you might think ). As the author of the classic book on home-schooling, The Well-Trained Mind, Bauer knows how children learn and how schools work. Her advice here is comprehensive and anecdotal, including material drawn from experience with her own four children and more than twenty years of educational consulting and university teaching. Rethinking School is a guide to one aspect of sane, humane parenting: negotiating the twelve-grade school system in a way that nurtures and protects your child’s mind, emotions, and spirit.
LC Classification Number
LB1048.5.B37 2018
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