In these essays, the author questions the concept of children as "concrete thinkers" and recommends discarding social studies from the curriculum. Arguing that most empirical research in education is fruitless because of a particular conceptual confusion, he aims to show how presuppositions commonly prevent people from thinking effectively about educational issues. Focusing on children's and adolescents' thinking, he seeks to show how education must engage children's imaginations. The text moves from research and theory to practical lesson-planning, showing, for example, how one can teach punctuation in an engaging way.
- ISBN10 0807738085
- ISBN13 9780807738085
- Publish Date 23 April 2002 (first published 1 March 1999)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 21 June 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Teachers' College Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 216
- Language English