Publication date:
29 September 2016Length of book:
156 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13: 9781475822922
Learning from the Inside-Out: Child Development and School Choice is the first book of its kind to marry child development, educational psychology, neuroscience, and pedagogy. This book goes beyond the now banal conversation of differentiating students based upon gender, race, and class. This book is about the cognitive and social needs of students throughout the developmental span and how to identify schools that meet those needs. In essence, this book rejects the one-size-fits-all discourse of education reform in favor of a focus on individualized educational decision-making. Learning from the Inside-Out acknowledges that contrary to the popular saying, good teaching is not good teaching. What one student needs in a teacher, classroom environment or curricula is not necessarily what another student might need despite demographic similarities. After reading this book, parents and teachers will be empowered and informed when making decisions about how best to educate children.
An academic “page-turner” if there ever was one, Learning from the Inside Out: Child Development and School Choice should be required reading for parents, teachers and anyone who wants to understand the education of children. This engaging text translates very complex concepts in psychological and educational science using real world examples that will inform and empower parents and practitioners alike. Dr. Whitaker has created that rare book that is both academically rigorous and easily accessible. Learning from the Inside Out is a book that should be on the shelf of every parent and educator.