Let's kill Dick & Jane : how the Open Court Publishing Company fought the culture of American education / Harold Henderson.

Author/creator Henderson, Harold, 1948-
Format Book
Publication InfoSouth Bend, Ind. : St. Augustine's Press, 2006.
Description161 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Variant title Let's kill Dick and Jane
Contents What is the problem? (1900-1962) -- What should children do in school? -- Ahead of its time : the beginnings of open court reading (1962-1967) -- Selling reform with guarantees (1966-1973) -- Trying to sell a principled program (1966-1973) -- Gaining credibility (1968-1974) -- Math : forward to thinking, not back to basics (1971-1984) -- Working bottom-up and top-down (1975-1985) -- Research, resistance, renewal (1978-1985) -- Selling reform by disguise : the move toward the middle (1983-1989) -- Counterfeit reform (1985-1988) -- Whole language and CYS (1987-1996).
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 2006010140
ISBN1587319195 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781587319198 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781587319198

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LB3047 .H46 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold