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0807735132.gif "The Having of Wonderful Ideas" and other Essays on Teaching and Learning, 2nd Edition

Eleanor Duckworth
Pub Date: 1996, 192 pages

Paperback: $19.95, ISBN: 0807735132
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In this revised second edition of her indispensable classic on Piaget and teaching, renowned educator and scholar Eleanor Duckworth provides a new introduction to her wide-ranging writings, and adds a chapter on children’s approaches to science.

"This book opens new landscapes for research, teaching, and interpretation. I know of nothing like it."
Maxine Greene, Teachers College, Columbia University

"It’s one of the very best ever on describing the core of what it is to be a teacher, what learning is all about, and why it is so everlastingly fascinating."
Deborah Meier, Principal, Central Park East Schools

"The effort to transform our schools needs vision and imagination. Eleanor Duckworth’s book is a good place to start."
–Albert Shanker,
President, American Federation of Teachers

"A striking example of how Piaget’s work could well be applied to education–to advantage and with delight."
–School Psychology International

Also by Eleanor Duckworth:
Teacher to Teacher: Learning From Each Other
"Tell Me More": Listening to Learners Explain


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