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Dumb Ideas Won't Create Smart Kids: Straight Talk About Bad School Reform, Good Teaching, and Better Learning
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If you want to actually do something about providing excellent education for every child in America, this is the book for you. Using insights from cognitive science, educational research, and the social sciences, the authors examine the compelling nature of four “dumb ideas” at the center of current education policy and practice:
- Simplifying knowledge helps students learn more and faster.
- Teaching and learning are a matter of proper transmission of good content.
- Homogenous environments ease...