"The Game of School"--a new book that provides a radical insider's critique of the American public high school today, plus suggestions for meaningful change within the school system as it is, & a proposal for a radically new school system. American schools do not need more hours of school every day & more days of school every year with schools as they now are: training students to memorize information to be spit back on tests, thus laying the ground work for the pretense, boredom & cynicism that are central elements in the ...
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"The Game of School"--a new book that provides a radical insider's critique of the American public high school today, plus suggestions for meaningful change within the school system as it is, & a proposal for a radically new school system. American schools do not need more hours of school every day & more days of school every year with schools as they now are: training students to memorize information to be spit back on tests, thus laying the ground work for the pretense, boredom & cynicism that are central elements in the destructive game that is the norm. The need: schools that actively & meaningfully engage students in the process of their own learning, where the atmosphere is constructive, not destructive, & where there is a connection between academic pursuit & the world outside for which school is supposed to prepare students. This book is unique because it is written by a regular, long-haul teacher, because the perceptions of students are quoted throughout & because it provides meaningful answers. The author, Robert Tripp, was a high school social studies teacher, a Fulbright teacher in England, ran a graduate teacher program & was a Human Relations specialist for a major school system--a 30 year career.
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