In this thought-provoking book, Frank Smith explains how schools and educational authorities systematically obstruct the powerful inherent learning abilities of

"Concise, nontechnical explanations of major principles of memory and attention, plus ideas for handling technology use in the classroom"--

The brain ... There is no other part of the human anatomy that is so intriguing. How does it develop and function and why does it sometimes, tragically, degener

div This book offers an insightful view of the complex relations between home and school in the working-class immigrant Italian community of New Haven, Connecti