The Stigma of Genius: Einstein, Consciousness, and Education

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-11-01
Publisher(s): Peter Lang Pub Inc
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Author Biography

Deborah J. Tippins is Associate Professor of Science Education and Elementary Education at the University of Georgia.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Rubber Sheets, Bowling Ball, and BBs---Interconnectedness and a New Consciousness ix
Einstein's Lessons for Learners
1(26)
Einstein the Student, Einstein the Teacher
27(22)
Einstein and the Purposes of Schooling
49(28)
Rolling the Epistemological Dice
77(18)
The Nature of Genius
95(22)
Einstein's Unique Thinking Style
117(24)
Einstein's Search for Unity
141(14)
What About Teaching?
155(20)
And Beyond Modern Education...
175(24)
References 199(12)
Index 211

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