Brad Johnson, Julie Sessions

What Schools Don't Teach

20 Ways to Help Students Excel in School and Life

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Are we adequately preparing students for life beyond school doors? In this thought-provoking book, authors Johnson and Sessions describe 20 skills that are overlooked in schools and in educational standards but that are crucial to real-world success.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781138802988
• ISBN-10: 1138802980
• Artikelnr.: 41024110

Autorenporträt

Dr. Brad Johnson is an international speaker in the field of education. He has spent over 20 years in the education field, with experience as a teacher, curriculum director, and administrator. Dr. Julie Sessions has worked in education for 21 years. She is currently a fifth grade science teacher and Lower School curriculum coordinator at Porter-Gaud School in Charleston, South Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

Meet the Authors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Promote Leadership
Chapter 2: Allow Competition
Chapter 3: Help Boys become Readers
Chapter 4: Inspire Creativity
Chapter 5: Encourage Meaningful Engagement
Chapter 6: Help Students Find Their Voices
Chapter 7: Incorporate Edutainment and Pop Culture
Chapter 8: Motivate Towards Excellence
Chapter 10: Hold Students Accountable and Responsible
Chapter 11: Foster Perseverance and the Ability to Learn from Failure
Chapter 12: Don't Childproof Education
Chapter 13: Instill Vigor
Chapter 14: Model Flexibility
Chapter 15: Create Kids of Character
Chapter 16: Integrate Technology
Chapter 17: Promote Teamwork
Chapter 18: Teach Effective Communication
Chapter 19: Instruct the Individual
Chapter 20: Authenticate Relationships
Chapter 21: Merge the Real World into the Classroom
References