Leave No Child Behind: Preparing Today's Youth For Tomorrow's World - Couverture rigide

Comer, James P.

 
9780300103915: Leave No Child Behind: Preparing Today's Youth For Tomorrow's World
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0300103913 ISBN 13 : 9780300103915
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2004

Synopsis

The call-to-arms to "leave no child behind" in America has become popularly associated with the Bush administration's education plan - a plan that actually diverges greatly from the ideals of the Children's Defense Fund, which originated the concept. Here, in a bold and engaging new book, Dr. James Comer reclaims this now-famous exhortation as a tool for positive and substantive change. Far removed from the federal government's focus on standardized testing as the panacea for our educational ills, Dr. Comer's argument, drawn from his own experiences as the creator of the School Development Program, urges teachers, policymakers, and parents alike to work toward creating a new kind of school environment. In so doing, Dr. Comer reignites a crucial debate as he details the evolution and many successes of his School Development Program since its inception thirty-five years ago, and he illustrates how his model for change has proven effective in public schools throughout the country. Most important, he offers proof that students from all backgrounds can learn at a high level, adopt positive behavioural attitudes, and prepare for a fulfilling adult life, if they learn in schools that provide adequate support for their complete development - schools that know that leaving no child behind should be much more than just a convenient political slogan.

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À propos de l?auteur

James P. Comer, M.D., is Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Yale Child Study Center and associate dean at the Yale University School of Medicine. He is the author or editor of many books and articles, including more than 150 articles for Parents magazine. Dr. Comer has served as a consultant to the Children's Television Workshop and the Public Committee on Mental Health and as a member of the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300103913
ISBN 13 
9780300103915
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
352
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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