TY  - BOOK
AU  - 
TI  - Taking side: Clasing views in early childhood education
SN  - 9780073515304
AV  - LB1139.25.T34(2e) 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw Hill, 
N1  - Contents: Children in families and society: Should brain guide educational practices -- Should young children use computers? -- Is time - out an effective guidance technique -- Does nightly homework improve academic performance? -- Children in educational programs: Should superhero or violent play be discouraged? -- Should transition grades be abolished? -- Is being older better when entering kindergarten? Is grade retention harmful to children? -- Should educators address students' unhealthy lifestyle choices? -- Are english language learners best served in an immersion language model? -- Does learning to read involve more than phonics? -- Should recess be included in a school day? -- Are Looping classrooms effective learning settings -- Educational policies: Should public money be spent on university preschool? -- Is regular testing the best way to improve academic performance? -- Will school improvement efforts alone narrow the racial/ethnic achievement gap? -- Should corporal punishment in school be outlawed? -- Are boys in crisis in our school.
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