An edition of The feel-good curriculum (2000)

The feel-good curriculum

the dumbing-down of America's kids in the name of self-esteem

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An edition of The feel-good curriculum (2000)

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Perseus Books
Language
English
Pages
313

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The Feel-Good Curriculum: The Dumbing-Down of America's Kids in the Name of Self-Esteem
February 2000, Perseus Books Group
Hardcover in English - 1 edition

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Table of Contents

Introduction: The false prophet of self-esteem
Part I. Creating a culture of therapy: How we got here from there. What is school for, anyway?
Inside the Ed School: The politics of teacher education
What's so progressive about this: Child-centered education and the transformation of the American public school
Part II. Therapy nation: Culture and schooling in contemporary America. The rake's progress: Self-esteem takes over
Nothing more than feelings: The naked truth about self-esteem
Practicing self-esteem: Magic, myths, and masquerades
Part III. Challenging the consequences of self-esteem. Too many degrees of separation: Self-esteem and the death of community
The return of ethics in education: Answering emotivism
Back to the future: From cynicism to skepticism and hope
Epilogue: Education for a new millennium.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-299) and index.

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Cambridge, Mass
Other Titles
Feel-good curriculum, Dumbing-down of America's kids in the name of self-esteem

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306.43
Library of Congress
LC191.4 .S76 2000, LB1117 .S83 2000, LC191.4.S76 2000

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 313 p. ;
Number of pages
313

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24752292M
Internet Archive
feelgoodcurricul00stou
ISBN 10
0738202576, 0738204358
ISBN 13
9780738202570, 9780738204352
LCCN
99068947
OCLC/WorldCat
43398620
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