Learning by Heart
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: February 16, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780787955434
Subjects: Educational psychology; Organization & management of education; United States; Educational change; Aims And Objectives Of Education; Teaching; Education / Teaching; Teaching Methods & Materials - General; Education; Effective teaching; Educational Policy & Reform; Education / General; Aims and objectives; Administration - General; Parent Participation
First sentence: interest of students, if I had a pretty clear rationale for it, and if against all odds I could enlist the support of some teachers, parents, and administrators, we could usually act on the idea, and "they" would not jump out from behind a bush and kill it. We were able to achieve one of my biggest objectives for the school-what diplomats in Washington call diplomatic immunity.