Analyzes the current educational system, describes the ways in which children learn, and suggests practical techniques for improving student understanding
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Perkins (education, Harvard U.) uses the symbol of the mythical table to argue that equality in communication, and informal conversations as an important element in it, result in more intelligent orga
Is invention really "99 percent perspiration" and "one percent inspiration" as Thomas Edison assured us? Or does invention involve little recognized, often hidden principles that are accessible to mos
Originally published in 1990, this title attempts to provide for the educational practitioner an overview of a field that responded in the 1980s to a major educational agenda. This innovative ‘agenda’