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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38304345 Title: The book of learning and forgetting Author: Frank Smith Publisher: New York : Teachers College Press, ©1998. ISBN/ISSN: 080773750X 9780807737507 OCLC:38304345

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The book of learning and forgetting

Author:	Frank Smith
Publisher:	New York : Teachers College Press, ©1998.
Edition/Format:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	"Explains how schools and educational authorities systematically obstruct the powerful inherent learning abilities of children, creating handicaps that often persist through life."--Back cover.
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Subjects	Learning, Psychology of. Memory. Apprentissage, Psychologie de l' View all subjects
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Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Frank Smith Find more information about:
ISBN:	080773750X 9780807737507
OCLC Number:	38304345
Description:	viii, 133 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:	I. What's going on here? : 1. A tale of two visions -- II. The classic view of learning and forgetting : 2. A question of identity -- 3. The immensity of children's learning -- 4. Joining the literacy club -- 5. Learning through life -- III. The official theory of learning and forgetting : 6. Undermining traditional wisdom -- 7. Fabricating a theory of learning -- 8. The entry of the testers -- 9. More spoils of war -- 10. The official theory goes on-line -- IV. Repairing the damage : 11. Liberating our own learning -- 12. Liberating schools and education.
Other Titles:	Book of learning & forgetting
Responsibility:	Frank Smith.

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This volume argues that schools and educational authorities obstruct the interent learning abilities of children, thereby creating handicaps that often persist through life. He presents contrasting Read more...

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"We recommend you read this thought-provoking book, and help us repair the damage."--The Quarterly of the National Writing Project "Recommended for all levels."--Choice

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