Place-Based Education: Connecting Classrooms & Communities (Nature Literacy Series Vol. 4)

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Summary: A Must Read for All Educators
Review: This book is a Must Read for all educators, especially those struggling to maintain a focus on "what's good for kids" in a time of High-Stakes Testing and pressure to raise the test scores of economically disadvantaged students. Environmental educators, in particular, will find geat encouragement and much-needed ammunition to persuasively argue for adopting a "place-based" approach in their local schools. Bravo!!

Rating:
Summary: A Must Read for All Educators
Review: This book is a Must Read for all educators, especially those struggling to maintain a focus on "what's good for kids" in a time of High-Stakes Testing and pressure to raise the test scores of economically disadvantaged students. Environmental educators, in particular, will find geat encouragement and much-needed ammunition to persuasively argue for adopting a "place-based" approach in their local schools. Bravo!!

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Summary: Revolutionary!
Review: This must be one of the most important books on education that has come out in recent years. Beautifully rendered pedagogical background layered with examples of place-based education in action taken from city, suburban, and rural classrooms.

This book has huge heart and soul and it can and should transform education in the United States and elsewhere.