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A Little Learning: Broodings from the Back of the Class
A Little Learning Broodings from the Back of the Class
Author: Libby Purves
This lively selection brings together journalist and broadcaster Libby Purves? experiences as journalist, parent, governor and former pupil of half a dozen assorted schools from Bangkok to Tunbridge Wells, displaying her eclectic and provocative opinions and ideas on teaching and learning. This collection of the best of her writing in the Ti...  more » covers - sometimes thoughtfully, sometimes mockingly - everything from national policy to the eccentricities of headteachers and the limitations of IT. Education professionals over the years have received her outsider view with enthusiasm, laughter, inspiration and occasional fury. From ministerial madness to the pitfalls of uniform and the vagaries of teenagers, this book is dedicated to the amusement of a cadre of professionals Libby once planned to join, until she lost her nerve. It is dedicated, with thanks and admiration, to all teachers.
ISBN-13: 9780415417082
ISBN-10: 0415417082
Publication Date: 4/25/2007
Pages: 256
Edition: New edition
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Publisher: Routledge
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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