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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 370.1523 EAN: 9780309065368 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0309065364 Label: National Academies Press Manufacturer: National Academies Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 86 Publication Date: 2000-06 Publisher: National Academies Press Studio: National Academies Press Related Items:
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 Rating: - Teachers should know how people learnPerhaps this may be preaching to the choir, but the people who are reading this book probably already know how people learn. The people who need to read this book are the bad, burned out teachers who fail in their role as educators. With that in mind, I believe that this book has a lot to say to many. Unfortunately, what it said, I already knew. Research done by John Dewey and Howard Gardner demonstrated a lot of what this research has to say already. Perhaps the most interesting part ... Read More 
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