Self-help β¦ Penny’s Take
Teaching and Learning
Alex Moore Β· 2000
65/100
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Alex Moore's text is intellectually honest and well-researched, inviting student-teachers to sit with hard questions about pedagogy rather than handing them a checklist. But its deliberate absence of practical strategies is a real limitation for the early-career reader who needs both, and there is very little critical coverage to triangulate quality against. Solid as a supplementary seminar text, but not a first purchase for most educators.
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substance66
craft64
originality60
accuracy70
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age-fit80
human-eye60
Penny’s verdict65
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