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Author
Publisher
Shambhala
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A powerful, neuroscience-based approach to revolutionize early childhood learning through natural creativity, strong human connections, spontaneous free play, and more. All children are born wired to learn and to love. As young children explore the world and interact with others, their brains can naturally develop in incredible ways. And yet, despite our best intentions, early education often fails to fully encourage this natural learning and empathy....
Author
Publisher
Perigee Book
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
It’s no secret that college doesn’t prepare students for the real world. Student loan debt recently eclipsed credit card debt for the first time in history and now tops one trillion dollars. And the throngs of unemployed graduates chasing the same jobs makes us wonder whether there’s a better way to “make it” in today’s marketplace.
There is—and Dale Stephens is proof of that. In Hacking Your Education, Stephens speaks to a new culture...
Author
Publisher
Roost Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Description
"When Ben Hewitt and his wife bought a sprawling acreage of field and forest in northern Vermont, the landscape easily allowed them to envision the self-sustaining family farm they were eager to start. But over the years, the land became so much more than a building site; it became the birthplace of their two sons, the main source of family income and food, and ultimately, both classroom and home for their children. Having opted out of formal...
Author
Publisher
Wonderwell
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
Part inspiration, part how-to, this guide to embarking on a life-changing, long-term journey filled with education and adventure--a trailblazing approach known as worldschooling--helps you transform your dream into a well-planned reality for your family and weaves travelogues and photos from families sharing worldschooling experiences throughout.
"Learn how to pack up the family for a life-changing, long-term journey filled with education and adventure....
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Why we need to stop wasting public funds on education Despite being immensely popular--and immensely lucrativeeducation is grossly overrated. In this explosive book, Bryan Caplan argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skill but to certify their intelligence, work ethic, and conformityin other words, to signal the qualities of a good employee. Learn why students hunt for easy As and casually forget most of what they...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A challenge to narrow, profit-driven conceptions of school success and an argument for protecting public education to ensure that all students become competent citizens in a vibrant democracy MacArthur award-winning educator, reformer, and author Deborah Meier draws on her fifty-plus years of experience in education to argue that the purpose of universal education is to provide young people with an "apprenticeship for citizenship in a democracy."...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Speaking to the growing national trend, The Call of the Wild and Free equips families to provide quality homeschool education, and encourages all parents and caregivers to raise kids to experience the adventure, freedom, and wonder of childhood"--
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Education has become synonymous with schooling, but it doesn't have to be. As schooling becomes increasingly standardized and test driven, occupying more of childhood than ever before, parents and educators are questioning the role of schooling in society. Many are now exploring and creating alternatives. In a compelling narrative that introduces historical and contemporary research on self-directed education, Unschooled also spotlights how a diverse...
Author
Publisher
Walker Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Divided up into sections for animal attacks, menaces from the deep, perilous weather, and more, "Deadly Peril" profiles all the crazy ways you could die and how to avoid them. Want to know the likelihood that you'll get struck by lightning? Wish you knew how to escape from the clutches of a giant squid? And what's the deal with meteorites?
12) Mighty Monty
Author
Series
Monty books (Johanna Hurwitz) volume 2
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
A practical, stress-reducing guide to help parents navigate the challenges of homework with their children--for success at school and beyond--from two experienced teachers and the founders of Teachers Who Tutor.
Author
Publisher
NOLO
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Recipient of the 2017 BRONZE Winner for Education Award from Foreword Indies. Get the educational services and support your child deserves Federal law guarantees every child a free appropriate education, and the goal of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) is to assure that every child with special needs receives what the law promises. But you know that your family must make sure the school follows through. This powerful book covers: •...
19) The intern
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When a retired man takes on an internship at a growing company, he becomes a mentor for the female founder of the company.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
While the U.S. economy becomes ever more information-driven, our system of education seems stuck on the idea that "content is king," neglecting other skills that 21st century citizens sorely need. Golinkoff and Hirsh-Pasek introduce the "6 Cs": collaboration, communication, content, critical thinking, creative innovation, and confidence. They also show parents ways they can nurture their children's development in each area
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