Education and EcstasyDelacorte Press, 1968 - 239 pages Education and Ecstasy, by George Leonard, was originally written as a call for reform in America's school systems. This book reveals the deep-rooted structural problems in American schools-problems which still plague us. Leonard proposes that long school days and tedious homework are not ways to encourage learning; that teachers are overworked and underpaid. He proposes ways to integrate new methods of teaching that are still valuable and applicable today. |
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Page 4
... eyes stubborn and dreamy . An aura of rare in- telligence encircles him . I look away . He will need to keep all his stubbornness and all his dreams . " If you'll notice the placement of the skylight , here , on the side of the room ...
... eyes stubborn and dreamy . An aura of rare in- telligence encircles him . I look away . He will need to keep all his stubbornness and all his dreams . " If you'll notice the placement of the skylight , here , on the side of the room ...
Page 54
... eyes wander away from the object , the reinforce- ment stops . Gradually , in small steps , in successive approxi- mations , the baby learns to control the extrinsic eye muscles so as to keep the exciting object in the field of vision ...
... eyes wander away from the object , the reinforce- ment stops . Gradually , in small steps , in successive approxi- mations , the baby learns to control the extrinsic eye muscles so as to keep the exciting object in the field of vision ...
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... eyes and meet those of children around me . Tears have made their eyes pale and bright . They meet my gaze directly and openly , and I feel my own tears welling up . " We couldn't go on , " Johnny says softly , handing me a history ...
... eyes and meet those of children around me . Tears have made their eyes pale and bright . They meet my gaze directly and openly , and I feel my own tears welling up . " We couldn't go on , " Johnny says softly , handing me a history ...
Contents
VISITING DAY 2001 A D | 139 |
WE FIND JOHNNY | 157 |
THE FUTURE NOW | 175 |
Copyright | |
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