| #3434748 in Books | 1999-03 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | .59 x6.18 x8.99l, | File type: PDF | 216 pages||1 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Children's Minds Talking Rabbits and Clockwork Oranges|By Lauren Schneider|The book Children's Minds Talking Rabbits and Clockwork Oranges by Kieran Egan is a collection of essays that focus on three main issues. Egan compares children's thinking to adults' thinking, argues that imagination be the focus of curriculum, and tries to deter educators from treating children like mac
In these essays, the author questions the concept of children as "concrete thinkers" and recommends discarding social studies from the curriculum. Arguing that most empirical research in education is fruitless because of a particular conceptual confusion, he aims to show how presuppositions commonly prevent people from thinking effectively about educational issues. Focusing on children's and adolescents' thinking, he seeks to show how education must engage children'simag...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Children's Minds, Talking Rabbits, and Clockwork Oranges (Critical Issues in Curriculum) | Kieran Egan. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
