Restoring Honor to Public Schools
eBook - PDF

Restoring Honor to Public Schools

A Teacher's Vision for American Education

  1. 265 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Restoring Honor to Public Schools

A Teacher's Vision for American Education

About this book

In this insightful analysis of public school policy, including No Child Left Behind, William E. Smith offers a unique perspective-he has taught at the elementary, middle, and high school levels; served in several administrative roles, including principal of an impoverished, rural K-5 school and a K-12 laboratory school; and been a teacher educator and educational scholar, before returning to the classroom. In Restoring Honor to Public Schools: A Teacher's Vision for American Education, Smith draws upon thirty years of experience in varied roles to provide an insider's look at teaching and learning. With clear and uncompromising analysis, he assesses the real impact of politics and educational policymaking on our children's lives. Smith provides thoughtful and achievable recommendations for honoring teachers and teaching and restoring civility and intelligence to our nation's discourse about education.

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Information

Publisher
R&L Education
Year
2009
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9798216341130
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Educational Policy

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. Introduction
  4. Section I. The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
  5. Chapter 1. Learning to Honor Education: A Lesson from Akina
  6. Chapter 2. The Good News about America's Schools
  7. Chapter 3. How Politicians and Journalists Shape Public Perceptions of Schools
  8. Chapter 4. The Consequences of Misrepresenting Public School Quality
  9. Section II. Illusions, Misguided Notions, and Questionable Intentions
  10. Chapter 5. High-Stakes Accountability Measures and Illusions of Quality
  11. Chapter 6. A Tale of Two Teachers: The Passionate Professional and the Dispirited Functionary
  12. Chapter 7. The No Child Left Behind Act: Illusion and Reality
  13. Chapter 8. The Truth about the Children Left Behind
  14. Chapter 9. The NAEP and International Assessments: Education’s Catch-22
  15. Chapter 10. The Political Process of Educational Reform: How Parents, Educators, and Children Get Left Behind
  16. Chapter 11. Why Nostalgia Is a Poor Basis for Educational Policy
  17. Chapter 12. The Shortcomings of Common Sense as a Basis for Educational Policy
  18. Section III. Honoring Teachers and the Process of Educational Change
  19. Chapter 13. Honoring Teachers and Teaching
  20. Chapter 14. Elevating Our Nation’s Public Discourse about Education
  21. Afterword
  22. References
  23. About the Author

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