Richard Whitmire
Autor de The Bee Eater: Michelle Rhee Takes on the Nation's Worst School District
Obras de Richard Whitmire
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Género
- male
Miembros
Reseñas
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 4
- Miembros
- 110
- Popularidad
- #176,729
- Valoración
- 3.9
- Reseñas
- 4
- ISBNs
- 14
- Idiomas
- 1
One of the things I really appreciate about this book is that Whitmire does not stop at reporting the data on why boys are failing, but goes further and finds schools, programs, and administrators who have made changes for improvement. He talks about mentoring programs, tutoring, curriculum reviews, teaching styles — all practical, real-life applications that educators, teachers, and administrators can consider for improving the odds for the boys in their schools, as well as the challenges and obstacles that they faced while implementing these changes. This is an excellent book for those who are interested in both education and gender roles, and it tackles issues which many people have spent too long avoiding.… (más)