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December 2003/January 2004 | Volume 61 | Number 4
Marge Scherer
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Elliot W. Eisner
Only if we refine their capacities for judgment, critical thinking, literacy, collaboration, and service will we prepare students for the future.
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Deborah Perkins-Gough
Curriculum mapping offers educators opportunities to reexamine the content they teach.
John I. Goodlad
The author of A Place Called School reminds us of our mission to eradicate social inequalities.
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Marvin Cetron and Kimberley Cetron
The authors ponder the economic and social factors that will shape schools in the future.
Geneva Gay
Why we must weave real and relevant examples of minority contributions throughout the curriculum.
Harvey Daniels and Steven Zemelman
Why it would be wise—at least some of the time—to shelve authoritarian texts and open students' minds to more provocative trade books.
Tom March
To make the best use of the bandwidth, Web projects must stretch students' minds.
Stephanie L. Norby
The Smithsonian's resources invite students to think as historians do.
Elliott Seif
A focus on enduring understandings encourages students to tackle essential questions.
Susan Santone
New initiatives preserve our ecology, heritage, and well-being.
Elizabeth A. Grady
High school students turn into activists as they explore public health and science issues.
Beth Pateman
This health education project develops standards-based resources and rubrics.
Phillip Moulds
The challenge of real-world tasks invigorates learning.
Alex Molnar
Millions of dollars worth of ads are directed at children, and school is often where kids get the messages.
David Alpert
Diana Shulla-Cose and Kimberlie Day
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John H. Holloway
Rick Allen
Denis P. Doyle
Miriam Goldstein
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