Synopses & Reviews
In The Struggle to Continue Patrick Shannon describes the underlying philosophies and practices of alternative literacy programs...child centered teaching and critical literacy...in American schools today. Starting with a Quincy, Massachusetts, classroom in the 1880s and moving through this century with examples from other classrooms and other places, he examines teachers' ideas and practices in an historical context, a point of view that demonstrates that advocates of alternative literacy teaching need not reinvent the theory and inspiration for their struggle. Shannon reveals that these alternative methods develop from a tradition in the history of American education.
Synopsis
Shannon examines teachers' ideas and practices in an historical context, a point of view demonstrating that advocates of alternative literacy teaching need not reinvent the theory and inspiration for their struggle.
Synopsis
In The Struggle to Continue Patrick Shannon describes the underlying philosophies and practices of alternative literacy programs - child centered teaching and critical literacy - in American schools today.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-213) and index.
About the Author
A former preschool and primary grades teacher, Patrick Shannon is currently a professor of education at The Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of nine books, including Reading Poverty (1998), text, lies, & video tape: stories about life, literacy, & learning (1995), Becoming Political: Readings and Writings in the Politics of Literacy Education (1992), and The Struggle to Continue: Progressive Reading Instruction in the United States (1990), all published by Heinemann.