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The National Curriculum is one of the most important changes in education this century. Consequently, every parent and student-teacher should read this book. It will be invaluable for teachers returning to the profession, and even experienced teachers will find the information on recentchanges to the National Curriculum useful.This book, called `a marvel of compression' on its first publication and praised for its clarity and balance, has now been thoroughly revised by Bob Moon in consultation with a team of experts. It explains in clear language how the National Curriculum is structured, what impact it has in theclassroom, how pupils are assessed and tested, how the teaching of foundation subjects is organized, what rights parents have, and how special needs are catered for.This new edition takes into account the radical restructuring of the national curriculum which was introduced in September 1995. It is anticipated that this restuctured curriculum will remain substantially unchanged for at least the next five years, making this book of lasting and vitalsignificance for everyone involved and affected by education.

Vividly details the Spanish subjugation of the Inca Empire, explores the relations between the Spanish and Indians, and describes the strands of civilization which survived the conquest

This book offers a succinct introduction to Schopenhauer's metaphysical system, concentrating on the original aspects of thought which inspired many artists and thinkers such as Nietzsche, Wagner, Freud, and Wittgenstein.Christopher Janaway confronts Schopenhauer's uncompromising, pessimistic view that for the human individual non-existence would be preferable, and his claim that only aesthetic experience and saintly self-denial - escape from the will - can give life value.

A compilation of all of Lewis's shorter fiction includes The Man Born Blind, After Ten Years, and several science fiction tales