As colonists made their way to New England in the early seventeenth century, they hoped their efforts would stand as a "citty upon a hill." Living the godly life preached by John Winthrop would have proved difficult even had these puritans inhabited the colonies alone, but this was not the case: this new landscape included colonists from Europe, indigenous Americans, and enslaved Africans. In Race and Redemption in Puritan New England, Richard A. Bailey investigates the ways that ...

This text offers a major reassessment of the life and thought of the distinguished 19th century industrial philanthropist and educational reformer, Robert Owen. In a period when Owen's radical new visions for learning and teaching, adult and vocational pedagogy and social transformation are receiving fresh and global attention, Robert Davis and Frank O'Hagan place Owen's thought right at the heart of the Enlightenment advocacy of popular, democratic mass education. Tracing both the ancestr...

Have you ever had a really good story in your head that you want to share with others? What better way then to share your world in a game that other people can enjoy? Or if you've ever wanted to make your own game, now is the time to do it. Making a game with RPG Maker MV has never been so simple, and now you can export your games to play on mobile devices. This guide book will help you with creating your very first game. We start from scratch and by the end of the book you will have a pla...

This title was first published in 2000. Drawing on exclusive interviews with Karl Popper, this book provides the first comprehensive examination of the educational implications of his philosophy. Critically exploring key elements of Popper’s work, his theory of knowledge, psychology of learning and politics, Richard Bailey also extrapolates an approach to teaching and learning in schools and the wider community.

Designed for all trainee and newly qualified teachers, teacher trainers and mentors, this volume provides a contemporary handbook for the teaching of physical education, covering Key Stages 2, 3 and 4 in line with current DfEE and TTA guidelines.

Charlene Tan's text offers a coherent account of Confucius' educational thought and its implications for the modern world. Arguing that Confucius is more than an ancient master who emphasised tradition, rote-learning and teacher-centredness, Tan portrays Confucius as a progressive educator who challenged the social norms of his time and transformed the nature of teaching and learning in China and beyond.Through a textual study of the Analects, this text provides a critical...

When did English become American? What distinctive qualities made it American? What role have America's democratizing impulses, and its vibrantly heterogeneous speakers, played in shaping our language and separating it from the mother tongue? A wide-ranging account of American English, Richard Bailey's Speaking American investigates the history and continuing evolution of our language from the sixteenth century to the present. The book is organized in half-century segments around ...

In the swirling world of big finance, a fifty-something business veteran, Richard Bailey, lands an unexpected opportunity as the President of a failing winery on Long Island. As he grapples with the challenge of turning the business around, he unwittingly uncovers a multi-million dollar money-laundering operation engineered by the enigmatic young genius who hired him. Torn between loyalty, fear, and a sense of justice, Bailey decides to assist the FBI, navigating the treacherous waters of ...

This book is about the art of playing pick 111, a game that has been introduced in many states. The book also touches on a system that will be forth coming called the master workout which will show you in advance which numbers to play. The main focus of this book is to inform you that if pick 111 is your game you must do your homework. It also teaches you some of the skills needed to be developed to be successful regardless of which state you may live in.

Optimized Book Description for "Gateway to Darkness" (Under 4,000 Characters, SEO & AEO-Enhanced) A Space Expedition. A Hidden Horror. A Fight for Survival.At the Gateway Brownsville Spaceport, humanity stands on the edge of a new frontier. Dr. Alejandro Vega and his elite team are preparing for Mars colonization—until an ancient alien artifact is uncovered beneath the facility. What starts as a groundbre...

The Teacher's DownfallCursed Ink: The Typewriter Chronicles – Book 10Henry was once a dedicated teacher, a man with a passion for molding young minds and a dream of literary greatness. But when life's disappointments pile up—an unfulfilling job, a crumbling marriage, and the weight of unrealized ambition—he becomes a shell of his former self, desperate to make his mark.Then he finds it: a dusty, antique typewriter tucked away in a forgotten ...

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, enlightenment philosopher and founder of 'natural education', is one of the most influential philosophers of education in the western world.In order to fully understand Rousseau's impact as a true educational thinker, Jurgen Oelkers argues that we must take into account his paradoxical style, unique intellectual biography and his turbulent and unconventional way of life. Combining historical analysis and contemporary ethical theory, this text serves as both a...