Bibliograph

Blackboard, a personal history of the classroom, Lewis Buzbee

Type

Label

Blackboard, a personal history of the classroom, Lewis Buzbee

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Blackboard

Oclc number

857967488

Responsibility statement

Lewis Buzbee

Sub title

a personal history of the classroom

Summary

"Buzbee looks back over a lifetime of experiences in schools and classrooms, from kindergarten to college and beyond. He offers ... histories of the key ideas informing educational practice over the centuries, which have shaped everything from class size to the layout of desks and chairs. Buzbee ... weaves his own biography into this overview, approaching his subject as a student, a father, and a teacher"--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Orientation. Bake sale -- A child's garden -- Ride fast, Betty, ride fast, Tom -- Blackboard -- The life of the classroom -- School grounds -- Matriculation. In between -- Open campus -- Independent study -- Continuing education -- Epilogue: Out of school

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