The Passionate Learner: How Teachers and Parents Can Help Children Reclaim the Joy of Discovery

Resource Type

Book

Description

"Filled with stories from classrooms, the voices of teachers, and practical suggestions, Fried advocates a vision of curriculum as a web of relationships and a revised understanding of "excellence" that supports passionate learning. Fried identifies with teachers' frustration, but then patiently and enthusiastically leads them in a new direction. Topics include: making children passionate readers who pick up books on their own; teaching children to be confident orators in class; holding on to passionate teaching and learning in an era of standardization. Inspirational, accessible, and filled with detailed storytelling, The Passionate Learner will inspire and instruct teachers and parents of children at all grade levels." --Publisher (barnesandnoble.com)

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Adulthood (22+)

Languages

English

ISBN

0807031445

Author

Robert Fried PhD

Publication

2001 Beacon Press

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