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Title: Graphic to cover up a lack of substance
Review: My school district distributed this text and the mandatory inservice training to all teachers new to the county. At first glance, the book appears helpful, but upon closer inspection it is a disappoinment. The text is set in large font and is graphically arranged to cover up a lack of substance. When the author actually pulls research into the discussion, it is superficial and not adequately explained. Although many of Rutherford's strategies are effective and applicable to various levels, the majority of the material presented in this book appear to be rehashed versions of what effective teachers - and anyone who has gone through a college ed program in the past ten years - already know and do. All in all, I DID learn this in college and I didn't need a beginner's ed book to tell me about it again.
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