Duck and Cover: Confronting and Correcting Dubious Practices in Education

by Rick Ginsberg and Yong Zhao

In the 1950s and 1960s, students practiced ducking under their desks in case of an atomic bomb attack. We know that this was silly and provided no protection and many school practices that are popular today are equally silly. This book explores a wide range of what the authors label "duck and cover" policies--ideas that may have started for good reasons but whose usefulness has declined over time, ideas that may lack sound theoretical foundations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807767905
• ISBN13: 9780807767900
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 8.6"