Curriculum on the Edge of Survival How Schools Fail to Prepare Students for Membership in a Democracy

by Heller, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9781610485166
• ISBN10: 1610485165
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-05
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

The second edition of Curriculum on the Edge of Survival attempts to define basic aspects of the curriculum when viewed through the larger lens of a school as the principal instrument through which we maintain an effective democracy. Curriculum on the Edge of Survival suggests that a more fundamental curriculum structure, one which prepares students for both the workforce and life in a democracy, starts with the building blocks of kindness, thinking, problem solving, and communication. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Daniel Heller was a teacher, principal, and district curriculum coordinator during his thirty-three-year career in education.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Curriculum at the Level of Survival: What Is the Purpose of Education?	p. 19
Kindness	p. 39
Thinking: Think About It	p. 67
Problem Solving: Of Trains and Troubles	p. 93
Communication: A Simple Concept?	p. 119
Conclusion	p. 145
Appendix	p. 161
References	p. 175
Contributors	p. 181
About the Author	p. 187
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