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The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley Staff Pick Check your guesses at the door: only hard data earns respect as Time magazine's reporter Amanda Ripley offers up THE book on education. She cuts through myths and unsupported opinions, telling an engrossing story as she follows foreign exchange students... (read more) Your price: $28.00 New - Hardcover
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Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools by Diane Ravitch Publisher Comments Diane Ravitch was born in Houston, Texas, and graduated from the Houston public schools, Wellesley College, and Columbia University. She is a research professor of education at New York University. She was appointed to the National Assessment... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Hardcover
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Why Teach?: In Defense of a Real Education by Mark Edmundson Publisher Comments Mark Edmundson's essays reclaim college not as the province of high-priced tuition, career training, and interactive online courses, but as the place where serious people go to broaden their minds and learn to live the rest of their lives. A renowned... (read more) Your price: $24.00 New - Hardcover
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Trivium 21st Century: Preparing Young People for the Future with Lessons from the Past by Martin Robinson Publisher Comments Education policy and practice is a battleground. Traditionalists argue for the teaching of a privileged type of hard knowledge and deride soft skills. Progressives deride learning about great works of the past, preferring soft 21st century skills such... (read more) Your price: $30.95 New - Trade Paper
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How Drama Activates Learning: Contemporary Research and Practice by Michael (edt) Anderson Publisher Comments How Drama Activates Learning: Contemporary Research and Practice draws together leaders in drama education and applied theatre from across the globe, including authors from Europe, North America and Australasia. It explores how learning can be activated... (read more) Your price: $132.75 New - Hardcover
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The Little Book of the Autism Spectrum (Little Book) by Samantha Todd Publisher Comments THE LITTLE BOOK OF THE AUTISM SPECTRUM allows anyone who lives or works with children with autism to understand their world through an autism lens. The most positive step we can take with a child with autism is to understand the condition, and the... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Hardcover
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Cheating Lessons: Learning from Academic Dishonesty by James M. Lang Publisher Comments Nearly three-quarters of college students cheat during their undergraduate careers, a startling number attributed variously to the laziness of today's students, their lack of a moral compass, or the demands of a hypercompetitive society. For James Lang... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Hardcover
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Ebony & Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities by Craig Steven Wilder Publisher Comments A 2006 report commissioned by Brown University revealed that institution's complex and contested history of involvement in slavery-setting off a controversy that soon leapt outside of the academic circuit and made headlines across the country. The... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Confident Writing Teacher: Cultivating Meaningful Writing in Middle School by Shelley Barker Publisher Comments "If you are currently a member of the teaching profession, it is very likely that you were never taught to write. Shocked? Think about it. Certainly, we wrote, but what did writing instruction look like when you were a kid? Do you remember receiving any?... (read more) Your price: $20.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Bilingual Brain by Arturo E. Hernandez Publisher Comments Cases of language loss and recovery bring up an intriguing paradox. If two languages are stored in the brain, how can it be that a person can lose one of them, but not the other, and then gain one back without relearning it? The traditional models of how... (read more) Your price: $65.25 New - Hardcover
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Teaching That Changes Lives: 12 Mindset Tools for Igniting the Love of Learning by Marilee Adams Synopsis Igniting the Love of Learning In response to educators who are already fans of her bestseller Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, Marilee Adams, the originator of Question Thinking, presents a compelling model for creating a classroom environment... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Neglected Child: How to Recognize, Respond, and Prevent by Ginger Welch, Ph.d. Publisher Comments This educational resource provides the identifiers that every adult needs to know in order to intervene in neglectful situations, while also teaching them how to create a safe, nurturing, and protective environment for young children. From defining the... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Behind the Academic Curtain: How to Find Success and Happiness with a PhD (Chicago Guides to Academic Life) by Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr. Publisher Comments More people than ever are going to graduate school to seek a PhD these days. When they get there, they discover a bewildering environment: a rapid immersion in their discipline, a keen competition for resources, and uncertain options for their future... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Little Book of Awe & Wonder: A Cabinet of Curiosities (Little Book) by Matthew Mcfall, Dr. Publisher Comments A CONSUMMATE CORNUCOPIA OF THE AWE-INSPIRING, THE JAW-DROPPING, THE VERY WEIRD AND THE MOST WONDERFUL A feast of learning, wit and lateral thinking. Dr Allan Chapman, Wadham College, Oxford weaves wonder into every page. Like a... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Hardcover
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The Alumni Factor: A Revolution in College Rankings (2013-2014 Edition) by The Alumni Factor Publisher Comments This book began with a simple premise—that there is a better way to assess and rank colleges and universities in America than those currently being offered. The primary outcomes of most of today’s rankings are: 1. To provide... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Phonetics for Dummies by William Katz Publisher Comments Learn to:Understand the science behind speechGrasp real-world applications of phoneticsTranscribe speech using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)Perform well in your phonetics course The clear and easy way to understand the science behind... (read more) Your price: $22.99 New - Trade Paper
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Finding the Heart of Nonfiction: Teaching 7 Essential Craft Tools with Mentor Texts by Georgia Heard Publisher Comments "Good writing is good writing no matter what genre you're writing in, and I believe that there are only a handful of fundamental craft tools that are essential for any genre-including nonfiction." -Georgia Heard Humanity and warmth are the cornerstones... (read more) Your price: $25.95 New - Trade Paper
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The University of Alabama: A Guide to the Campus and Its Architecture by Robert O. Mellown Publisher Comments The University of Alabama: A Guide to the Campus and Its Architecture is a richly illustrated guidebook to the architecture and development of the University of Alabama’s campus as it has evolved over the last two centuries. In 1988 the University... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Trade Paper
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Conning Harvard: The True Story of the Con Artist Who Faked His Way Into the Ivy League by Julie Zauzmer Publisher Comments Adam Wheelers plan was as audacious as it was illegal: He gained admission to Harvardthrough fraud. While countless students dreaming of an Ivy League education compete honestly,Wheeler resorted to faking SAT scores, transcripts, and letters of... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Not So Fast: Parenting Your Teen Through the Dangers of Driving by Tim Hollister Publisher Comments Most driving literature for parents focuses on how to teach a teen to drive, without explaining why teen driving is so dangerous in the first place or giving parents a plan to preempt the hazards teens face. By contrast, Not So Fast empowers and guides... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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