Starting from Scratch : One Classroom Builds Its Own Curriculum

Acknowledgments ix(2) Introduction xi 1 Finding the Genius 1(17) 2 What Do We Teach? 18(22) 3 What Is the Ideal Classroom? 40(25) 4 Was the American Revolution Completed Before the War Began? 65(12) 5 Why Are Our Shoes Made on the Other Side of the World? 77(10) 6 What Is the Greatest Number? 87(11) 7 Poverty of Gratitude 98(19) 8 How Did Our Town Get Its Name? 117(9) 9 What Is the Biggest Change in Your Town Since You Were Born? 126(20) 10 Discipline and Character 146(12) 11 Exit Signs 158(20) Bibliography 178(1) APPENDIX A: Plan for Fourth Grade 179(7) APPENDIX B: Faculty Meeting Questions 186(3) APPENDIX C: Desk Olympics Events 189(1) APPENDIX D: Pilgrims '92 Class Poem 190(4) APPENDIX E: Directions for "Number" Drawings 194(2) APPENDIX F: Original Bike-Path Questions 196(3) APPENDIX G: Interpreting Bike-Path Data 199