Why "Back to Basics" Isn't Good Enough.

Main, Thomas

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Publication Date: 1987

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Why "Back to Basics" Isn't Good Enough.

Main, Thomas

American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, v11 n3 p24-8,42-8 Fall 1987

Summarizes in an interview Sidney Hook's personal experiences as a student and teacher in the New York City school system before the era of progressive education. Reflects on the contributions and failings of progressive education. (PS)

Descriptors: Basic Skills, Class Organization, Curriculum, Educational Objectives, Educational Theories, Professional Autonomy, Progressive Education, Student Attitudes, Teacher Role, Teaching Methods

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