Customer Review: This was bad experience. I NEVER received the book. There seemed to be no way to let Amazon know the book had never come. I'm a bit disgusted because I lost my money. I hope someone at Amazon sees this and does something about it. At this point, I can't rate this book.
Customer Review: I bought this book for my seven year old grandson. I know that it is normally used for homeschooling but I just bought it to read to him. When we read together I sometimes like the content to be educational. We like the stories and he learns something too. I wish the pictures were bigger and... more info
Customer Review: I read this book a few years ago and my mind carries with it some of the book's most cogent points. I especially think about the illusion that our schools are really 'communities.' Instead, they actually divide and alienate us. A must read for deep thinkers.
Customer Review: We've just begun this series of 4 books due to Classical Conversations homeschool curriculum. I have enjoyed teaching history, but my kids haven't quite caught the bug. This series has given them something to look forward to. Every day for homework they read a couple chapters and relate to me how... more info
Customer Review: Yong Zhao (2009). Catching up or leading the way?
Education in America and Australia is at the cross-roads.
The Australian federal Labor government is enamoured with Joel Klein's New York style approach to high stakes testing that has been the staple in Taiwan and China for years. Yong... more info
Customer Review: This is a valuable book in many ways. As a second grade teacher I agree with most of the points he makes. What I find disturbing, or sad, is that, although he expresses sympathy and interest in improving the lot of those less gifted than his audience - he is rather dismissive of the utility of doing... more info
Customer Review: Other People's Children: Culture Conflict in the Classroom by Lisa Delpit is a nonfiction book based on Delpit's personal experiences with students of color and different races. The theme throughout the book is "the Culture of Power." The Culture of Power has five components in which she explains in... more info
Customer Review: Impartial presentation of unsolved mysteries of American history, the author gives all comparative points of view as well as utmost current revisionist views of unsolved history. I especially enjoyed the fact that at the end of each subject the author gives you a list of additional research for each... more info
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