A01=Matthew Knoester
Author_Matthew Knoester
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Product details
- ISBN 9780807753804
- Weight: 307g
- Dimensions: 154 x 226mm
- Publication Date: 23 Dec 2012
- Publisher: Teachers' College Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Mission Hill School, founded by MacArthur Award winner Deborah Meier and colleagues in 1997, is a small public school that has rethought almost everything about the process of teaching and learning. Beyond richly describing and evaluating this high-achieving school, the author argues that democratic education is increasingly difficult in this era of testing and standardisation and that a school such as Mission Hill must be continually thoughtful, innovative, and courageous in counteracting systemic inequality. This in-depth examination is essential reading for anyone interested in how to better understand seemingly intractable problems related to urban public education in the United States.
Book Features:
Book Features:
- An exemplary model of democratic education that shows the inner workings of a largely teacher-governed school.
- A rare example of an urban school implementing Dewey-influenced progressive pedagogy.
- In-depth descriptions of an anti-racist and culturally relevant pedagogy and curriculum.
- A close examination of successful practices, including shared decision making, intensive problem solving, and looking at student work.
Matthew Knoester is a National Board Certified Teacher and former teacher at the Mission Hill School in Boston. He received his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is currently Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Evansville, USA.
