Harvard Education Press releases “Unlearned Lessons” by W. James Popham
Mar 5, 2009
Harvard Education Press has recently released Unlearned Lessons: Six Stumbling Blocks to Our Schools’ Success by veteran education expert, W. James Popham.
Looking back over a career of more than fifty years in education, Popham identifies six key “unlearned lessons” in education and reflects on their impact on schools, teachers, and students. In an account enlivened by personal anecdotes and the unique perspective gained from long experience, he shows how each of these mistakes has persisted over time, gives examples of encounters with these mistakes in the course of his career, and points the way toward straightforward solutions.
Jack Jennings, president and CEO at the Center on Education Policy, comments on Popham’s new book, stating “A wise and witty analysis of six obstacles to better schools from one of the nation’s foremost testing experts. Popham identifies persistent flaws in the way we approach education—and shows how to fix them. Anyone frustrated by the current wave of test-driven reforms will enjoy this guide to bringing more sense to schooling.”
W. James Popham is professor emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. He is the author of 25 books, and a former president of the American Educational Research Association.
Learn more about this book.
Looking back over a career of more than fifty years in education, Popham identifies six key “unlearned lessons” in education and reflects on their impact on schools, teachers, and students. In an account enlivened by personal anecdotes and the unique perspective gained from long experience, he shows how each of these mistakes has persisted over time, gives examples of encounters with these mistakes in the course of his career, and points the way toward straightforward solutions.
Jack Jennings, president and CEO at the Center on Education Policy, comments on Popham’s new book, stating “A wise and witty analysis of six obstacles to better schools from one of the nation’s foremost testing experts. Popham identifies persistent flaws in the way we approach education—and shows how to fix them. Anyone frustrated by the current wave of test-driven reforms will enjoy this guide to bringing more sense to schooling.”
W. James Popham is professor emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. He is the author of 25 books, and a former president of the American Educational Research Association.
Learn more about this book.
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