Time Is of the Essence: Learning in Schools - Softcover

Huyvaert, Sarah H.

9780205171507: Time Is of the Essence: Learning in Schools

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205171508 ISBN 13: 9780205171507

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 1997

Addresses the current debate on the relationship between educational effectiveness and the amount of time that students spend in school each day and year, how much is devoted to core academic subjects, and whether changing the equation in one direction or another would produce better educated students. Dispels myths about the origins of the traditional school calendar and evaluates alternative plans and proposals. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Key Benefit: A great national debate is raging about the ability of today's education programs to meet the needs of our changing society. And one of the fronts on which skirmishes are being fought is the issue of time - how much of it is spent in school each year or each day, how much time is devoted to "core" academic subjects, and whether changing the time equation in one way or another will achieve the desired results. Key Topic: This book provides a comprehensive study of the problem of time and learning. The author first reviews the relevant research, debunks the myths that have surrounded the issue of time and learning and provides thoughtful discussion on how time affects learning. Market: Teachers, administrators, and superintendents. A Longwood Professional Book.

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