{"product_id":"thinking-robert-boostrom-9780807745694","title":"Thinking: The Foundation of Critical and Creative Learning in the Classroom","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat might a school that wholeheartedly values thinking look like? How can we encourage students to be active learners instead of passive recipients of knowledge? In this engaging book, Boostrom invites readers to think about the ways in which the practice of teaching unintentionally promotes non-thinking. By engaging the reader in the \u003ci\u003eexperience\u003c\/i\u003e of thinking rather than trying to define it, this accessible volume: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddresses the current emphasis on standardized curriculum and how it discourages teachers from providing content that provokes thought, and discourages students from intellectual engagement. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses engaging, real-life examples from high school and college classrooms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers a fresh perspective on a problem all teachers struggle with--how to get students thinking. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReexamines familiar topics to see how they come into play in the problem of non-thinking, including higher-level thinking, multiple intelligences, disciplinary boundaries, narrative, cultural literacy, and plagiarism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Boostrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807745693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807745694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.26w x 0.72d","brand":"Robert Boostrom","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48216508137727,"sku":"9780807745694","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_70a0f3bf-a8ad-4b15-b6be-35b4a22874ef.jpg?v=1771991471","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thinking-robert-boostrom-9780807745694","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}