Defending Public Education
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Defending Public Education

When Partisanship, Anarchic Dissent, and Universal Singularity Attack

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eBook - ePub

Defending Public Education

When Partisanship, Anarchic Dissent, and Universal Singularity Attack

About this book

Traditional public education is at a pivotal juncture in history. A structural divide generated by partisanship creates two major perspectives about America's schooling. This book takes the reader to the brink of the chasm that divides America's schooling. One perspective equips students with the capabilities for navigating precarious-balance, the other adheres to static-balance. These dynamically opposed iterations of balance are the origin of a battle to determine which perspective will control education, and, as a result, control citizenship, government, and individual rights. Throughout this discussion, the tactics and intentions of the foes of public schools are called-out for their devastating impact on teaching, learning, and social reality. This book is a clarion call to defend traditional public schools and their role as the launching pad for the intellectual autonomy and open futures that all US students deserve.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Prologue
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction: Just Look Inside This Book and You Will See . . .
  8. Part I: Balance?
  9. Chapter 1: About Teeter-Totters and Educational Choice
  10. Chapter 2: The Common Good
  11. Chapter 3: The Best Interests of . . .
  12. Chapter 4: Partisanship
  13. Chapter 5: I See These Threats Looking at Me
  14. Chapter 6: Revolt of the Likeminded
  15. Part II: Deus Ex Machina in the Script for Partisanship
  16. Chapter 7: Preemptive Censorship
  17. Chapter 8: Anarchic Dissent
  18. Chapter 9: Rights and US Education
  19. Part III: The Foes of Traditional Public Education
  20. Chapter 10: Partisan Education
  21. Part IV: Religion, Courts, the Feds, and Public Schools
  22. Chapter 11: Evolution—The Faithful Sound the Alarm
  23. Chapter 12: Schools and Rights—Burdens, Exposure, and Compulsory Conduct
  24. Chapter 13: To Reform or Not to Reform?
  25. Part V: US Education: Journey or Destination?
  26. Chapter 14: The Compass Rose: Purpose
  27. Chapter 15: To Defend Public Education—Good Dissent
  28. Part VI: Across the Great Divide
  29. Chapter 16: The Chasm
  30. Chapter 17: Critical Questions
  31. Epilogue
  32. References
  33. About the Author