In A Class by Themselves?, Jason Ellis provides a erudite and balanced history of special needs education, an early twentieth century educational innovation that continues to polarize school communities across Canada, the United States, and beyond.
Ellis situates the evolution of this educational innovation in its proper historical context to explore the rise of intelligence testing, the decline of child labour and rise of vocational guidance, emerging trends in mental hygiene and child psychology, and the implementation of a new progressive curriculum. At the core of...
In A Class by Themselves?, Jason Ellis provides a erudite and balanced history of special needs education, an early twentieth century educat...
Book one in the Amelia Maylock Chronicles. -- Little did Amelia know, as she dressed for school on a normal Friday morning at the beginning of March, her life would soon change, forever. -- Suddenly, it spoke again. "Maylock ... come here." They know my name? The fear finally grew to a level that Amelia couldn't take. She didn't care if it was only a little brat half her age behind a fence. As fast as her small legs would let her, she ran along the alleyway. A strange feeling, a need to stop and look behind her, as if she had to, entered...
Book one in the Amelia Maylock Chronicles. -- Little did Amelia know, as she dressed for school on a normal Friday morning at the begin...
