Purves Libby (Broadcaster And Journalist Uk) - A Little Learning Broodings From The Back Of The Class - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: This lively selection brings together journalist and broadcaster Libby Purves experiences as journalist parent governor and former pupil of half a dozen assorted schools from Bangkok to Tunbridge Wells displaying her eclectic and provocative opinions and ideas on teaching and learning. This collection of the best of her writing in the Times Educational Supplement covers - sometimes thoughtfully sometimes mockingly - everything from national policy to the eccentricities of headteachers and the limitations of IT. Education professionals over the years have received her outsider view with enthusiasm laughter inspiration and occasional fury. From ministerial madness to the pitfalls of uniform and the vagaries of teenagers this book is dedicated to the amusement of a cadre of professionals Libby once planned to join until she lost her nerve. It is dedicated with thanks and admiration to all teachers.
Title: A Little Learning Broodings From The Back Of The Class
Author(s): Purves Libby (Broadcaster And Journalist Uk), Bill Stott
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415417099
Pages: 256 Pages, 22 Halftones, Black And White
Publication Date: 3/8/2007
Category: Philosophy & Theory Of Education