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text, lies, & videotape: stories about life, literacy, & learning
text lies videotape stories about life literacy learning
Author: Patrick Shannon
    Professor Shannon's book is a call to action for parents and educators who wish to make a difference in American education. He readily dismisses cultural and psychological literacy in favor of a naturalistic, critical perspective that embraces personal and multicultural differences. . . .Shannon demands that schools promote civic courage ...  more »

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What can dropping a ping-pong ball down a pant leg tell us about the social class and ethnic tracking in public schools? How can a cab ride during a blizzard in New York City project another rationale for schooling? When do children's questions about flying whales on videotape suggest new ways to teach literacy? Using stories from his everyday life, Patrick Shannon student, teacher, and parent--challenges traditional thinking about learning, literacy, and life. In text, lies, ; video tape, Shannon refocuses the debate about schooling to the question of how we wish to live together.
ISBN-13: 9780435081201
ISBN-10: 0435081209
Publication Date: 8/21/1995
Pages: 144
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Publisher: Heinemann
Book Type: Paperback
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