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The Motivation to Learn : A History of Engaging Students in Pre-Modern Western Education
by James Putman
Overview
In education today very often one hears comments like, "Education is an outdated institution" or "The old way of teaching just doesn't work anymore." But how true are these statements? In what way is education outdated? Is there actually an old way of teaching that was effective in the past but not now? The lens of history provides an interesting perspective on this topic. What did scholars like Socrates or Saint Augustine have to say about motivating and engaging learners? How would their "old way" of teaching have compared to what is taught by modern-day experts like Carol Ann Tomlinson or Todd Whitaker? The results are surprising.
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- ISBN-13: 9781699689172
- ISBN-10: 1699689172
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: April 2020
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.33 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.47 pounds
- Page Count: 140
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