Full Description
What is the explanation for American students' comparatively mediocre academic performance? A Mirror for Americans finds part of it in how they are taught in primary schools. Comparisons with East Asian teaching are supplied by 50 years of research findings. Grove asks not that we copy East Asian teaching approaches, but that we use them as a mirror to gain insights into typically American approaches and their underlying values, which are handicapping our children's learning.
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter One: Common Beliefs about Learning in East Asian Classrooms
Chapter Two: East Asian Preschools, Part I
Chapter Three: East Asian Preschools, Part II
Chapter Four: Foundations of East Asian Schooling, Part I
Chapter Five: Foundations of East Asian Schooling, Part II
Chapter Six: East Asian Primary Schools, Part I
Chapter Seven: East Asian Primary Schools, Part II
Chapter Eight: East Asian Primary Schools, Part III
Chapter Nine: Knowledge-Centered Lessons
Postscript
Bibliography
