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Why Knowledge Matters: Rescuing Our Children from Failed Educational Theories
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A carefully planned curriculum that imparts communal knowledge is essential in achieving one of the most fundamental aims of education: preparing students for lifelong success.
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Critical Insights
Provides in-depth analysis of failed educational theories, equipping parents and educators with critical insights necessary to make informed decisions for children's learning pathways.
Practical Solutions
Offers actionable strategies and solutions that can effectively counteract detrimental educational approaches, empowering families to foster a more successful learning environment for their children.
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Focuses on empowering readers with knowledge about educational frameworks, enabling better advocacy for children's educational needs and ensuring their long-term academic success.
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- In Why Knowledge Matters, E. D. Hirsch, Jr., presents evidence from cognitive science, sociology, and education history to further the argument for a knowledge-based elementary curriculum.Influential scholar Hirsch, author of The Knowledge Deficit, asserts that a carefully planned curriculum that imparts communal knowledge is essential in achieving one of the most fundamental aims and objectives of education: preparing students for lifelong success. Hirsch examines historical and contemporary evidence from the United States and other nations, including France, and affirms that a knowledge-based approach has improved both achievement and equity in schools where it has been instituted.In contrast, educational change of the past several decades in the United States has endorsed a skills-based approach, founded on, Hirsch points out, many incorrect assumptions about child development and how children learn. He recommends new policies that are better aligned with our current understanding of neuroscience, developmental psychology, and social science.The book focuses on six persistent problems that merit the attention of contemporary education reform: the over-testing of students in the name of educational accountability; the scapegoating of teachers; the fadeout of preschool gains; the narrowing of the curriculum to crowd out history, geography, science, literature, and the arts; the achievement gap between demographic groups; and the reliance on standards, such as the Common Core State Standards, that are not linked to a rigorous curriculum.Why Knowledge Matters makes a clear case for educational innovation and introduces a new generation of American educators to Hirsch’s astute and passionate analysis.
| Publisher | Harvard Education Press |
| Publication date | September 20, 2016 |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 280 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1612509525 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1612509525 |
| Item Weight | 13.4 ounces (379.89 grams) |
| Dimensions | 6.25 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches (15.9 x 1.9 x 23.5 cm) |
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Concerned Parents
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Policy Makers
Individuals involved in education policy seeking to understand the impact of educational theories on student outcomes will benefit.
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Established Educators
Experienced educators who are content with current teaching methodologies may not find this book relevant to their practices.
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Why Knowledge Matters: Rescuing Our Children from Failed Educational Theories by E.D. Hirsch is a well-written and insightful book that argues in favour of stronger curriculum in education. Hirsch examines the flaws in contemporary education theories and advocates for a return to a knowledge-based curriculum that teaches students the cultural knowledge they need. The book uses up-to-date research and data to make the case for a shift in educational thinking towards a more knowledge-focused curriculum.
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Pros
- Provides up-to-date research and data to support the importance of a knowledge-based curriculum
- Advocates for a return to teaching cultural knowledge in education
- Includes helpful references, studies, and literary works
- Refined arguments from Hirsch's earlier works
- Challenges readers to refine their views on education
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- Some readers may find the message redundant
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- Essential for achieving lifelong success.
- Advocates for a knowledge-based curriculum.
- Analyzes educational theories and their impact.
- Addresses pressing issues in contemporary education.
- Promotes equitable educational practices.
- Introduces vital reforms based on cognitive science.
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