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The Pedagogy of Confidence: Inspiring High Intellectual Performance in Urban Schools
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Jackson, Yvette – Teachers College Press, 2011
In her new book, Yvette Jackson shows educators how to focus on students' strengths to inspire learning and high intellectual performance. Jackson asserts that the myth that the route to increasing achievement by focusing on weaknesses (promoted by policies such as NCLB) has blinded us to the strengths and intellectual potential of urban…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Student Attitudes, Intellectual Development, Misconceptions