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An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn’t

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When it was originally published in 1987, An Incomplete Education became a surprise bestseller. Now this instant classic has been completely updated, outfitted with a whole new arsenal of indispensable knowledge on global affairs, popular culture, economic trends, scientific principles, and modern arts. Here’s your chance to brush up on all those subjects you slept through in school, reacquaint yourself with all the facts you once knew (then promptly forgot), catc… More >>

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Play using Natural Materials

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Play using Natural Materials shows that natural materials can egual ready-made toys as an exciting stimulus for play in order to promote the learning and development of children within early years settings. Use Play using Natural Materials to “Get out and Do”, support a child’s investigation of the natural world, and to encourage first hand exploration of natuiral objects…. More >>

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No Grades + No Homework = Better Learning

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In a pair of lively and thought-provoking lectures, education expert Alfie Kohn makes a compelling case that two traditional features of schooling — grades and homework — are not only unnecessary but actually undermine students’ interest in learning. // Research consistently finds that giving students letter or number grades leads them to think less deeply, avoid challenging tasks, and become less enthusiastic about whatever they’re learning – and that’s true for those w… More >>

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