Sentences with phrase «made cultural literacy»

Liu has launched an intriguing effort to crowd - source a 2016 version of Hirsch's famous list — which, in retrospect, was a double - edged sword: It made Cultural Literacy a best seller, but it also resulted in the book becoming what Dan Willingham has called «the most misunderstood education book of the past fifty years.»

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He then goes on to praise E. D. Hirsch's Cultural Literacy as a more useful critique of current educational practices because it works in «the framework of a Deweyan understanding of democracy» in which students are to be made better citizens by preparing them to «recognize more allusions, and thereby be able to take part in more conversations, read more, have more sense of what those in power are up to, cast better - informed votes.

Hirsch, of course, has been making the case for the importance of knowledge since publication of his own best - seller, the 1987 Cultural Literacy: What Every American Should Know.

If you doubt that Kandel identified the key issue, you can make a simple test: When you hear an objection against a definite content curriculum, say that of cultural insensitivity, or a vast vague need for more global literacy, ask yourself whether any definite proposals for the content of a curriculum follow.

In US News & World Report, Robert Pondiscio cleverly used a pop - culture tidbit to make a shrewd point about cultural literacy and schooling.

A highly regarded English professor and literary critic early in his career, he is the author of several acclaimed books on education issues, including Cultural Literacy (Vintage, 1988), The Schools We Need and Why We Don't Have Them (Anchor 1999), The Knowledge Deficit (Houghton Mifflin Harourt 2006), and The Making of Americans (Yale University Press 2010).

This is no surprise to fans of E.D. Hirsch, whose research over the last 25 years (from Cultural Literacy (1987) to The Making of Americans (2010)-RRB-, has shown that teaching children a wide - ranging but comprehensive content heavy curriculum actually improves reading more than teaching reading skills does.

The success of the financial - literacy program at the Ariel Community Academy depends on three major elements: a financial - literacy curriculum that begins early on and is developmentally appropriate, community partnerships that provide connections to reality and parent involvement in financial - literacy learning, and a cultural sensitivity in the methods of instruction that encourage student choice and the development of decision - making skills.

The following articles complement the case E. D. Hirsch, Jr. makes in his books from Cultural Literacy (1987) to Why Knowledge Matters (2016)-- in sum, that «only a well - rounded, knowledge - specific curriculum can impart needed knowledge to all children and overcome inequality of opportunity.»

Skills like collaboration, communication, strategizing, cooperation, empathy, compassion, leadership, cultural literacy, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, critical consumption of information, socially conscious decision - making, critical thinking, adaptability, flexibility, networking, resilience, persistence, and the list goes on.

Making the Transition to Schooling: Reducing Cultural Dissonance in a Community - Based Literacy Program, LESLLA symposium, San Francisco, CA, August 2013.

Each year, the Wexner Center invites artists making work of cultural, political, social, and economic impact who offer students a broad cultural context for critical and creative thinking and help them gain global literacy.

However, the two hypotheses do make distinct predictions about how risk perception, cultural groups and scientific literacy should be correlated; therefore, they can be tested.

Reading With Pictures wants to make comics that can transcend language barriers, cultural differences, and limited literacy in order to get everyone aware of the SDGs.

An explanation informing each parent of the terms and conditions of using the Children's Contact Service should be made taking into consideration each parent's literacy, cultural and social needs.