The Pedagogy of Confidence

Inspiring High Intellectual Performance in Urban Schools
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-8077-5223-4
Verlag: Teachers College Press

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

Showing educators how to focus on students’ strengths to inspire learning and high intellectual performance, the author asserts that the myth that the route to increasing achievement by focusing on weaknesses (promoted by policies such as NCLB) has blinded us to the strengths and intellectual potential of urban students - devaluing the motivation, initiative, and confidence of dedicated educators to search for and optimise this potential.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jackson, Yvette

Über Autor(innen)

Yvette Jackson is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban Alliance for Effective Education, founded at the College Board and Teachers College, Columbia University. She is internationally recognised for her work in assessing the learning potential of disenfranchised urban students.