A detailed account of the way history is taught in schools. Drawing on fieldwork in comprehensive schools, and on research studies worldwide, the authors pose fundamental questions about the way teachers teach and learners learn, addressing the realities of classroom history tea…
Why do we teach and learn about the past? How is history taught in schools? What are the influences on the way teachers teach and pupils learn about the past? History is one of the most ideologically disputed of school subjects. Over the past generation, the subject has experien…
Understanding dyspraxia -- Physical dyspraxia -- Literacy strategies -- Effective study skills -- The dyspraxic mind: neurological effects -- The dyspraxic mind: emotional consequences -- Preparing for work -- Conclusion.
Learning to argue and persuade in a highly competitive environment is only one aspect of life on a high-school debate team. Teenage debaters also participate in a distinct cultural world - complete with its own jargon and status system - in which they must negotiate complicated …