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The school I'd like : children and young people's reflections on an education for the 21st century / Catherine Burke and Ian Grosvenor ; with an afterword by Dea Birkett.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2003Description: xiii, 162 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0415301149
  • 9780415301145
  • 0415301157
  • 9780415301152
  • 0203439074
  • 9780203439074
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370.941 21
LOC classification:
  • LA632 .B885 2003
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction: neglected voices -- Pt. 1. Forgotten spaces -- 1. School buildings: 'A safe haven, not a prison...' -- 2. Canteens and lunchrooms: The edible landscape of school -- 3. School yards and playgrounds: 'It's very big but there's nothing in it...' -- Pt. 2. Learning and knowing -- 4. Knowledge and the curriculum: 'The notion of writing prize-winning essays on tropical rainforests without taking some action would be seen as strange' -- 5. Learning: 'Let us out...!' -- 6. Teachers and special people: 'Nobody forgets a good teacher...' -- Pt. 3. Staying power -- 7. Identities and equalities: 'I resented being told what to wear, what to think, what to believe, what to say and when to say it' -- 8. Survival: 'Schools may be getting good academic results but they are not helping the pupils as individuals' -- Pt. 4. Flexible contexts -- 9. A sense of time: 'I would like the school to be clever, so it may last forever...' -- 10. Tools: 'Pupils don't want state of the art blackboards or expensive televisions, they want comfortable chairs' -- Final words: whole school visions.
Summary: In 2001, "The Guardian" launched a competition called '"The School I'd Like", in which young people were asked to imagine their ideal school. This vibrant book presents material drawn from that competition, offering a snapshot of perceptions of schools by those who matter most.Review: "In 2001 the Guardian launched a competition called 'The School I'd Like', in which young people were asked to imagine their ideal school. This vibrant, groundbreaking book presents material drawn from that competition, offering a unique snapshot of perceptions of today's schools by those who matter most - the pupils." "The book is illustrated by children's essays, stories, poems, pictures and plans. Placing their views in the centre of the debate, it provides an evaluation of the democratic processes involved in teaching and learning." "This book offers a powerful new perspective on school reform and will be essential reading for all those involved in education and childhood studies, including teachers, advisiors, policy-makers, and academics, and anyone who believes that children's voices should not be ignored."--BOOK JACKET.
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Introduction: neglected voices -- Pt. 1. Forgotten spaces -- 1. School buildings: 'A safe haven, not a prison...' -- 2. Canteens and lunchrooms: The edible landscape of school -- 3. School yards and playgrounds: 'It's very big but there's nothing in it...' -- Pt. 2. Learning and knowing -- 4. Knowledge and the curriculum: 'The notion of writing prize-winning essays on tropical rainforests without taking some action would be seen as strange' -- 5. Learning: 'Let us out...!' -- 6. Teachers and special people: 'Nobody forgets a good teacher...' -- Pt. 3. Staying power -- 7. Identities and equalities: 'I resented being told what to wear, what to think, what to believe, what to say and when to say it' -- 8. Survival: 'Schools may be getting good academic results but they are not helping the pupils as individuals' -- Pt. 4. Flexible contexts -- 9. A sense of time: 'I would like the school to be clever, so it may last forever...' -- 10. Tools: 'Pupils don't want state of the art blackboards or expensive televisions, they want comfortable chairs' -- Final words: whole school visions.

In 2001, "The Guardian" launched a competition called '"The School I'd Like", in which young people were asked to imagine their ideal school. This vibrant book presents material drawn from that competition, offering a snapshot of perceptions of schools by those who matter most.

"In 2001 the Guardian launched a competition called 'The School I'd Like', in which young people were asked to imagine their ideal school. This vibrant, groundbreaking book presents material drawn from that competition, offering a unique snapshot of perceptions of today's schools by those who matter most - the pupils." "The book is illustrated by children's essays, stories, poems, pictures and plans. Placing their views in the centre of the debate, it provides an evaluation of the democratic processes involved in teaching and learning." "This book offers a powerful new perspective on school reform and will be essential reading for all those involved in education and childhood studies, including teachers, advisiors, policy-makers, and academics, and anyone who believes that children's voices should not be ignored."--BOOK JACKET.

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