Anthology essential to think and teach otherwise

This collection of essays by recognized teachers is a great focus on the issue of education in France today (and elsewhere face such a point on the renowned Finnish school system). Each theme, each concept are discussed by a short introduction with catch phrase, quote, definition, problematic and plan; then through a selection of the best from educational resources (recent and less recent), which function as a demonstration, completing, nuancing, always to go beyond the notion in question to show that it is not frozen.

Specifically, here's a preview of the table of contents: Part 1 - When the student learns (Learning, error, difficulty and school failure); Part 2 - The teacher status (educational objectives, skills, differentiation / differentiated instruction, student support, evaluation); Part 3 - Teaching and education (pedagogy, pedagogical relationship, authority, mobilizing students); Part 4 - The teaching profession.

Everything is done to facilitate the reading and memorization (key phrases in bold; p.70 a table lists and compares the different types of learning groups). End of the book you will find an index of concepts and authors and a brief presentation of each author. In summary, a gold mine for the candidate to PERC or other contests of teaching!