Etta Kralovec and John Buell are educators who dared to challenge one of the most widely accepted practices in American schools. Their provocative argument first published in this book, featured in Time and Newsweek, in numerous women's magazines, on national radio and network television broadcasts, was the first openly to challenge the gospel of "the more homework the better." Consider: * In 1901, homework was legally banned in parts of the U.S. There are no studies showing that assigning homework before junior high school improves academic achievement. *...
Etta Kralovec and John Buell are educators who dared to challenge one of the most widely accepted practices in American schools. Their provocative arg...
The level of vitriol in American politics has been rising with no end in sight. Terms like -evildoer, - -war on terror, - and -axis of evil- have become commonplace in our discussion of international politics. What ever happened to civil debate? Where has all this moralizing come from? And what harm has this new level of attack caused to democracy in America?
In this compelling and cogent account, Tom De Luca and John Buell chart the rise of what they rightly label as the -demonization-of American politics, showing how political campaigns often neglect debates over policy in favor of...
The level of vitriol in American politics has been rising with no end in sight. Terms like -evildoer, - -war on terror, - and -axis of evil- have b...
The level of vitriol in American politics has been rising with no end in sight. Terms like -evildoer, - -war on terror, - and -axis of evil- have become commonplace in our discussion of international politics. What ever happened to civil debate? Where has all this moralizing come from? And what harm has this new level of attack caused to democracy in America?
In this compelling and cogent account, Tom De Luca and John Buell chart the rise of what they rightly label as the -demonization-of American politics, showing how political campaigns often neglect debates over policy in favor of...
The level of vitriol in American politics has been rising with no end in sight. Terms like -evildoer, - -war on terror, - and -axis of evil- have b...
In this, the sequel to his critically acclaimed and controversial "The End of Homework," John Buell extends his case against homework. Arguing that homework robs childrenOCoand parentsOCoof unstructured time for play and intellectual and emotional development, "Closing the Book on Homework" offers a convincing case for why homework is an outgrowth of broader cultural anxieties about the sanctity of work itself. After the publication of Buell's previous book, many professional educators portrayed reducing homework as a dangerous idea, while at the same time parents and teachers increasingly...
In this, the sequel to his critically acclaimed and controversial "The End of Homework," John Buell extends his case against homework. Arguing that ho...
In this, the sequel to his critically acclaimed and controversial The End of Homework, John Buell extends his case against homework. Arguing that homework robs children and parents of unstructured time for play and intellectual and emotional development, Closing the Book on Homework offers a case for why homework is an outgrowth of broader cultural anxieties about the sanctity of work itself. portrayed reducing homework as a dangerous idea, while at the same time parents and teachers increasingly raised doubts as to its continued usefulness in education. Not only grade schoolers, but...
In this, the sequel to his critically acclaimed and controversial The End of Homework, John Buell extends his case against homework. Arguing that home...
American politics is increasingly driven by apocalyptic rhetoric. Highlighting possible adverse consequences of such politics for our freedom and quality of life, the book suggests alternative policy agendas, religious and philosophical discourses, cultural framing and modes of daily living
American politics is increasingly driven by apocalyptic rhetoric. Highlighting possible adverse consequences of such politics for our freedom and qual...
American politics is increasingly driven by apocalyptic rhetoric. Highlighting possible adverse consequences of such politics for our freedom and quality of life, the book suggests alternative policy agendas, religious and philosophical discourses, cultural framing and modes of daily living
American politics is increasingly driven by apocalyptic rhetoric. Highlighting possible adverse consequences of such politics for our freedom and qual...
