Habits of Mind
Struggling over Values in America's Classrooms

Melinda Fine (Author)

9780787900618, Wiley

Hardback, published 2 March 1995

252 pages
23.9 x 16.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.458 kg

Explores the politics and practice of programs that foster moral thinking and civic responsibility?highlighting the acclaimed and controversial Facing History and Ourselves (FHAO) curriculum, which uses study of the Holocaust to help students reflect on issues of racism, violence, intolerance, and prejudice.

Introduction: Fostering Democratic Habits of Mind.

CLASSROOM PORTRAITS.

``What Makes You You?''

``We Don't Believe Everything that We Hear''.

``Confronting What Is Hard to Think About''.

PUBLIC DEBATES.

Visions in Conflict.

The Fight Against Critical Moral Education.

Conclusion: Educating for Democracy.

Subject Areas: Education [JN]