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The largest supporter of reform in the US has been the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. [4]One aspect of the debate is over how explicitly children must be taught skills based on formulas or algorithms (fixed, step-by-step procedures for solving math problems) versus a more inquiry-based approach in which students are exposed to real-world problems that help them develop fluency in ...
The book passed into the hands of Northwestern University professors James H. McBurney and Glen E. Mills in 1951 with a "second edition" published in 1964. [2] These later editions were published with the subtitle "Techniques of a Free Society" and borrowed material from the 1932 book The Working Principles of Argument by O'Neill and McBurney. [3]
Competitive debate, also known as forensics or speech and debate, is an activity in which two or more people take positions on an issue and are judged on how well they defend those positions. The activity has been present in academic spaces in the United States since the colonial period .
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The pedagogy of philosophy for children is diverse. However, many practitioners including those working in the tradition of Matthew Lipman and the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children emphasize the use of a community of inquiry method which has roots in the work of philosopher John Dewey. [4]
Jan. 29—Book banning has become a hot-button issue nationwide, and Haywood County Schools is not immune to the fervor that surrounds what types of literature can be used in the classroom. At a ...
Our goal is to make a concrete contribution to the debate over which types of policies are required in order to improve the quality of Hispanic education. With that in mind, we seek to shed light on some of the relevant issues facing policymakers and the range of factors at play in forming the educational situation of Hispanics in the US.
Congressional Debate (also known as Student Congress, Legislative Debate) is a competitive interscholastic high school debate event in the United States. [1] The National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA), National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) and many state associations and national invitational tournaments offer Congressional Debate as an event.