Teaching and Learning on the Verge: Democratic Education in Action by Shanti Ell

Name: Teaching and Learning on the Verge: Democratic Education in Action by Shanti Ell
Brand: Teachers' College Press

Teachers' College Press

Teaching and Learning on the VergeDemocratic Education in Action\nAuthor(s): Shanti Elliott\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Teachers' College Press, United States\nImprint: Teachers' College Press\nISBN-13: 9780807756423, 978-0807756423\nSynopsis\nOur changing world demands that all students become agile thinkers who can grow sturdy interpersonal and civic relationships. This book proposes thatteachers who think of learning as playing with power tap the creative and subversive energies of young people, making academic work far more consequential than a piece of paper with a grade on [url] people must learn toplay democracyjust as they might play a violin or a sport: not as a game of lets pretend, but fully participating in the language, spaces, and possibilities of public life. Based on 20 years of teaching experience and research in schools across the country, Teaching and Learning on the Verge demonstrates howeducators in all disciplines can integrate civic engagement, multicultural .