Revealing that our teacher-training institutes have reached an all-time low, this scathing expose shows a betrayal of traditional ideals and values and a remarkably low intellectual level throughout the educational establishment

Ed School Follies: The Miseducation of America's Teachers

Education & Teaching

Kramer, Rita

Higher & Continuing Education

Free Pr

The true story of women agents of the secret World War II Special Operations Executive, mandated by Winston Churchill to "set Europe ablaze" by organizing resistance in occupied Europe during the prelude to D Day. Intrigue and heroism, adventure and betrayal figure in this account of British-led efforts to defeat the Nazis in wartime France, based on extensive research in records, documents, letters and memoirs, and the author's interviews with surviving agents and officials. Despite sporadic defeat and betrayal, SOE leaders managed to delay the arrival of German reinforcements to the Normandy beachhead, contributing to the eventual Allied victory. Details of the operations of SOE recounted here remained secret for decades after the war, finally revealing the human cost of the reconnaissance and sabotage efforts that helped to shorten the conflict.

Flames in the Field: The Story of Four Soe Agents in Occupied France

History

Military

Createspace Independent Pub

Maria Montessori (1870–1952) brought about a revolution in the classroom. She developed a method of teaching small children and inspired a movement that carried that method into every corner of the world. In her rich and forthright biography, Rita Kramer brings this powerful woman to life, illuminating not only her lasting contributions to child development and social reform, but also the controversies surrounding her training methods and private life.

Maria Montessori: A Biography (Radcliffe Biography Series)

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Da Capo Press

Maria Montessori: A Biography

University of Chicago Press

Maria Montessori (1870–1952) brought about a revolution in the classroom. She developed a method of teaching small children and inspired a movement that carried that method into every corner of the world. In her rich and forthright biography, Rita Kramer brings this powerful woman to life, illuminating not only her lasting contributions to child development and social reform, but also the controversies surrounding her training methods and private life.

Hamish Hamilton

Politics & Social Sciences

Women's Studies

Penguin Adult HC/TR

Rita Kramers extraordinary ethnography of schools of education opens ones eyes to many things, including the degree to which equality has driven out achievement in the ideals and practices taught to future teachers. All those concerned about what our children will learn and what tomorrows adults will know should read this book.James S. Coleman, Professor of Sociology and Education, University of Chicago

iUniverse

Based on a three-year study of the New York City criminal justice system, this analysis of juvenile justice concludes that the system is seriously flawed at all levels, hopelessly outdated, and in need of reform

At a Tender Age: Violent Youth and Juvenile Justice

Politics & Government

Henry Holt Co.

Peanut butter on my pillow

T. Nelson

The George Grantham Bain Collection represents the photographic files of one of America's earliest news picture agencies. The collection richly documents sports events, theater, celebrities, crime, strikes, disasters, political activities including the woman suffrage campaign, conventions and public celebrations. The photographs Bain produced and gathered for distribution through his news service were worldwide in their coverage, but there was a special emphasis on life in New York City. The bulk of the collection dates from the 1900s to the mid-1920s, but scattered images can be found as early as the 1860s and as late as the 1930s. Photo Maria Montessori 1910. Reprint is 20 in. x 16 in. on high quality non-glossyphoto paper.

Maria Montessori

Vintage Reprints

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