Book of the Week: Rigor is NOT a Four-Letter Word By Barbara R. Blackburn

Rigor is NOT a Four-Letter Word
 By Barbara R. Blackburn

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Reader-friendly and practical, Rigor is NOT a Four-Letter Word is filled with tools you can use every day to raise the level of rigor in your classroom. These strategies can be incorporated immediately across content areas, grades, and subjects. Barbara Blackburn clearly defines what rigor is and how individual teachers can provide challenging learning experiences in their classrooms to prepare students for a better future.

Review:

Rigor for Teachers
By George R. Blair
Rigor is a term that is heard a lot in the teaching field these days, yet not many teachers really understand what it is. I think most teachers have some fuzzy idea that "rigor" equates to "harder" or more homework. In this book, Barbara Blackburn first clearly defines the terms, then shows that increasing rigor is more that just adding more problems or more homework. Using her background as both a public school teacher and a college professor, she provides a number of clear and easily implemented ideas to increase the rigor in your classroom. One of the things I like most about these books (I have read two of Barbara Blackburn's books this summer)is that they display an awareness of the problems faced by teachers and provide real-world, easily implemented solutions to adding rigor to your classroom. This is a great book and a real eye-opener. I recommend it to anyone in teaching or education.

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