Robert L. Fried is associate professor of education at Northeastern University in Boston, and works with teachers and parents in schools around the country. Author of The Passionate Teacher- A Practical Guide, he lives in Concord, New Hampshire.
'A wise, realistic treatise on the prospects of reclaiming
children's engagement with learning. . . . Fried is inspirational
and practical.' --Publishers Weekly
'[A] fascinating look at the way children lose their natural
ability to learn as they enter and progress through school. . . .
[Fried] outlines strategies for parents, teachers, and school
systems to enliven the teaching process and recapture children's
natural passion for learning. An inspiring resource for parents and
teachers.' --Booklist
'Should be required reading for all educators committed to
reforming classrooms and reviving the spirit of learning.'
--Jacqueline Jordan Irvine, Emory University
'Fried accomplishes here what so few education writers have even
attempted-he speaks to parents in the same clear, nonjargon prose
he offers to teachers.' --Seymour Sarason, author of Teaching as a
Performing Art
'Fried's reflections are dead-on.' --Teacher Magazine
'Accurate and thought-provoking analyses of what we believe and
what schooling actually promotes.' --Principal Magazine
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