Spinning Wheels

Spinning Wheels
Author: Frederick M. Hess
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2011-04-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0815719957

Almost everyone agrees that America's urban schools are a mess. But while this agreement has fostered widespread support for aggressive reform, Frederick Hess argues that much of what ails urban education is actually the result of continuous or fragmentary reform. Hess explains that political incentives drive school superintendents to promote reforms--to demonstrate that they are "making a difference." Superintendents have to do this quickly, both because their tenure is usually three years or less and because urban communities are anxious to see educational improvement. However, the nature of urban school districts makes it very difficult to demonstrate concrete short-term improvement. The result is what he terms "policy churn," which distracts teachers and principals from efforts to refine classroom teaching while seldom resulting in successful long-term changes. Hess argues that policymakers have misallocated resources by pursuing the "right" structure or the "best" pedagogy while paying insufficient attention to the more mundane--and more important--questions of how to implement, refine, and sustain a particular approach in their particular district. Hess explains that previous research on high-performing schools suggests that the best schools are characterized by focus and by an ability to develop expertise in specific approaches to teaching and learning. To help educators and policymakers adopt and nurture a focused agenda, he recommends institutional changes that increase the effectiveness of performance outcomes and reduce the incentives to emphasize symbolic reform.

A Book of Spinning Wheels

A Book of Spinning Wheels
Author: Joan Whittaker Cummer
Publisher: Peter Randall Pub
Total Pages: 377
Release: 1993
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780914339465

Spinning Wheels and Accessories

Spinning Wheels and Accessories
Author: David A. Pennington
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2004-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780764319730

Over 350 color photos illustrate the American spinning wheel from 1775-1900, with substantial sections on fancy European wheels and accessories. Sections on Shaker wheels, patent wheels, famous makers, chair wheels, Irish castle wheels, double flyer wheels, and an appendix of 1000 makers and their marks. The pictured items are from important private collections that have never been seen before.

Selected Canadian spinning wheels in perspective

Selected Canadian spinning wheels in perspective
Author: Judith Buxton-Keenlyside
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 350
Release: 1980-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1772823988

Reprinted by popular demand, this study of Canadian spinning wheels in the collection of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, demonstrates their broad variation by period, region and manufacturer. The discussion focuses on the wheel-driven spindle but also includes the very popular hand-driven spindle. Both Aboriginal and European spinning traditions are described.

The Tale of the Spinning Wheel

The Tale of the Spinning Wheel
Author: Elizabeth C. Barney Buel
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2022-08-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Tale of the Spinning Wheel" by Elizabeth C. Barney Buel. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Spinning Wheels

Spinning Wheels
Author: Frank Buxton
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 698
Release: 2015-03-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1326215310

This story opens in the early nineteen sixties, at a fictional isolated Catholic Convent somewhere in North Wales. As the story gently unfolds, the main characters honestly start to consider the foundations, and tribal marking of organised religion, especially of their own. (Devout Christians will find this book to be a very challenging read.) Calmly they each discard their belief that Christ was the only Son of God. Christ's message however; 'love Thy neighbour as Thyself' is happily acknowledged as the only way of ensuring the continuing survival of the Human Race. Weaving around this main theme are several honest, if rather robust, love stories. At appropriate points, the debilitating effect of loneliness is sympathetically portrayed, and arguments against committing suicide are also presented. Kirkus reviews: - An engaging tale. The story is strong and the erotica is nicely balanced by the humanity of the characters

Helen and Arthur; or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel

Helen and Arthur; or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel
Author: Caroline Lee Hentz
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2019-12-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

"Helen and Arthur; or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel" by Caroline Lee Hentz. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Gandhi's Spinning Wheel and the Making of India

Gandhi's Spinning Wheel and the Making of India
Author: Rebecca Brown
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2010-11-03
Genre: Art
ISBN: 113697850X

Spinning was seen as both an economic and political activity that could bring together the diverse population of South Asia. This book looks at the politics of spinning both as a visual symbol and as a symbolic practice. It traces the genealogy of spinning from its early colonial manifestations in Company painting to its reinterpretation, deployment and manipulation by the anti-colonial movement.