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About this book
In What School Can Be Ackerly shows the elements of school culture necessary for delivering good education. For more than a century, "blue ribbon" task forces have been formed to improve America's public schools. Most of these efforts have failed because of mistaken notions about education and a failure to understand children. Education is not just curriculum, standards, and textbooks. It is the culture of the school, and the culture of American schools hasn't changed much. Ackerly's stories of teachers, students, and principals at work show what can be accomplished when good educational cultures are applied.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- What Schools Can Be
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Don’t Get Mad; Get Creative
- 2 Thank You for Criticizing
- 3 Arrogance Is a Learning Disability
- 4 In Education, Failure Is an Option: New Myths for Successful Kids and Better Schools
- 5 Measure What Matters
- 6 The Culture We Create Is Visible in Everything We Do
- 7 First-Grade Teacher Designs a Learning Organization
- 8 A Leadership Culture Is Obvious to All
- 9 Real Authority Brings out the Authority in Others
- 10 Don’t Teach Empathy. Teach Thoughtfulness
- 11 A Culture with the Soul of Creativity
- 12 Conflict Aversion Is a Learning Disability
- 13 Conflict Is the Crucible of Character
- 14 Conflict Is Required for Creating Character
- 15 Treat Kids As If Social Responsibility Is a Natural Act
- 16 To Get Results, Schools Must Be in the Friendship Business
- 17 Home Schooling Is an Oxymoron
- 18 The “Soft,” “Non-cognitive Skills” are Hard, Cognitive, and Learned in Community
- 19 Social Deprivation Causes Cognitive Deprivation
- 20 Perfectionism Is Another Disability
- 21 Staying out of Trouble Is Not a Worthy Mission
- 22 The Need to Contribute Is a Childish Impulse
- 23 Building an Organization on the Need to Contribute
- 24 Diversity: The Solution, Not the Problem
- 25 Authority that Brings out the Authority in Others
- 26 Teacher Authority, Boundaries, and the Business of School
- 27 Authority, Imperfection, and Behavior Problems
- 28 True Authority Leaves Room for Others to Exercise Their Authority
- 29 Integrity: Bringing Your Whole Self to the Table
- 30 In Times of Crisis the Nomenclature Must Be Changed
- Appendix: Counter-Cultural Habits, Mores and Myths
- Notes
- Author Biography