Bøger af Susan Engel

"Previously published as Red flags or red herrings?"

Despite American education's mania for standardized tests, testing misses what matters most about learning: the desire to learn in the first place. Susan Engel offers a highly readable exploration of what curiosity is, how it can be measured, how it develops in childhood, and how educators can put curiosity at the center of the classroom.

The remarkable true story of the high school junior who started his own schooland earned acclaim nationwide';will make you laugh, cry and cheer' (John Merrow, author ofThe Influence of Teachers). Samuel Levin, a teenager who had already achieved international fame for creating Project Sproutthe first farm-to-school lunch program in the United Stateswas frustrated with his own education, and saw disaffection among his peers. In response, he lobbied for and created a new school based on a few simple ideas about what kids need from their high school experience. The school succeeded beyond anyone's wildest expectations and went on to be featured on NPR and inNewsweek and theWashington Post. Since its beginnings in 2010, the Independent Project serves as a national model for inspiring student engagement. In creating his school, Samuel collaborated with Susan Engel, the noted developmental psychologist, educator, and authorand Samuel's mother.A School of Our Ownis their account of their life-changing year in education, a book that combines poignant stories, educational theory, and practical how-to advice for building new, more engaging educational environments for our children.

Engel argues that the "scientist in a crib" view held by many parents and teachers encourages them to expect more logical reasoning and emotional self-control from children than they possess. She provides an overview of what modern developmental psychologists have learned about children's developing powers of perception and capacity for reasoning.

Explores the history, structure and operations of the World Bank, which despite the largest development organisation and the largest development research body in the world with tremendous direct and indirect influence on developing economies, has rarely received the critical attention its importance merits.