E.D. Hirsch, Jr. on Background Knowledge & Educational Equity

The Learning Curve
06/12/2019 46 min Temporada 1 Episodio 13
E.D. Hirsch, Jr. on Background Knowledge & Educational Equity

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Co-hosts Cara Candal and Bob Bowdon engage in a thought-provoking conversation with Professor E.D. Hirsch, Jr., founder and chairman of the Core Knowledge Foundation, professor emeritus at the University of Virginia, and acclaimed author. Professor Hirsch elaborates on his career-long thesis that the critical ingredient of academic achievement is the shared background knowledge needed for language... Source

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