Himmelfarb examines the gulf in American society a division that cuts across class, racial, ethnic, political and sexual lines. One side originated in the tradition of the republican virtue, the other in the counterculture of the late 1960s. Leamnson approaches college teaching from the basis of neuroscience and brain-based concepts about learning. Many aspects of instruction are covered, including practices and evaluation, but the consistent thread throughout is how the brain functions in learning. The author conveys immense respect for both teachers and students and reveals a great awareness that faculty time and student opportunity for learning are assets too important to squander on practices that have no firm foundation in research.
Students Speak Their Minds .
Richard J. Light. Light s findings provide the answers. Paul Rogat Loeb. Loeb awakens within us the desire and the ability to make our voices heard and our actions count. At the book s core are moving stories of ordinary Americans who have found unexpected fulfillment in social involvement.