Talmud, Curriculum, and The Practical: Joseph Schwab and the Rabbis

by Alan A. Block

This book explores the seminal curriculum work of Joseph Schwab in the light of a Rabbinic Judaism to which Schwab did not – even, perhaps, could not – refer, but which Alan Block asserts might be central to a fuller understanding of Schwab’s prescriptions for ‘The Practical’. Using the language and methods of Rabbinic Judaism and Schwab’s eclectic arts, Talmud, Curriculum, and The Practical opens a new, practical perspective onto American education, studying and redefining issues confronting education at the beginning of a new century and a new millennium.

233 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2004

Reviews

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

looking at curriculum theory through the Jewish faith sounds daunting and boring, but it really helped me learn more about a faith that I don't know much about as well as really well explained different ways that I could involve more in-depth student-led work in my classroom.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting read that got me thinking about education and curriculum theory!