Title: Blackboard : a personal history of the classroom /
Authors: Buzbee, Lewis, 1957-
Publisher: Graywolf Press,
Year: 2014
Subjects: Buzbee, Lewis, Knowledge and learning.; Education California; Educators United States Biography; Teachers Biography; Classrooms History.; Education History
Abstract: "Buzbee looks back over a lifetime of experiences in schools and classrooms, from kindergarten to college and beyond. He offers ... histories of the key ideas informing educational practice over the centuries, which have shaped everything from class size to the layout of desks and chairs. Buzbee ... weaves his own biography into this overview, approaching his subject as a student, a father, and a teacher"--Amazon.com.
Contents: Orientation. Bake sale -- A child's garden -- Ride fast, Betty, ride fast, Tom -- Blackboard -- The life of the classroom -- School grounds -- Matriculation. In between -- Open campus -- Independent study -- Continuing education -- Epilogue: Out of school.