The Lost Tools of Learning: How to Improve Your Child's SAT Scores (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781936912247)

With American education facing an ever-widening gap between academic research and entrepreneurial self-help-let alone indifference-Jeffry Smith provides a practical way to bridge the gap in The Lost Tools of Learning. Coaching for standardized testing, especially the SAT, has given rise to a new "industry" in American education for entrance into college. The Lost Tools of Learning describes an "old-new" alternative that can provide a better way. Dr. Smith demonstrates that the learning of so-called "dead" languages, especially Latin, teaches kids a disciplined way to learn which carries over into other subjects, as well as improves test performance. This well-documented book reminds both parents and educators that the retrieval of wisdom from past educational practices offers one way to negotiate the challenges of the wisdom of future.

Author: Jeffry L. Smith
ISBN-10: 1936912244
ISBN-13: 9781936912247
Publisher: Parson's Porch Books
Language: English
Published: 07/26/2011
Pages: 164
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d