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What's Wrong with Our Schools
and How We Can Fix Them
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2010
Summary
What's Wrong with Our Schools and How We Can Fix Them examines the status of public education in North America and exposes many of the absurd instructional practices found in all-too-many schools. Written by three experienced educators, this book provides readers with a direct window into public education. The language is straightforward, the case studies based on real events, and the research evidence clearly presented. With chapter titles like, 'Subject Matter Matters,' 'A Pass Should be Earned,' and 'There is Too Much Edu-Babble,' the authors systematically demolish the ridiculous fads that have taken hold of public education. As unashamed apologists for the importance of knowledge and content in school curricula, the authors clearly show why the views of romantic progressives, like those of popular author Alfie Kohn, fail to stand up to rigorous scrutiny. A consistent focus on common sense permeates this book and provides parents, teachers, and administrators with practical ways in which they can help improve public education. Anyone interested in the future of public education will benefit from reading this book. For more information, visit www.fixingourschools.com.
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Edition
1/2010
Copyright Year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-1-60709-157-8
ISBN-Online
978-1-60709-159-2
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
190
Product Type
Monograph
Table of contents
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Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 12
Chapter 01: Subject Matter Matters No access
Chapter 02: Tests Are Good for Students No access
Chapter 03: Students Need Discipline No access
Chapter 04: Inclusion Should Not Be Exclusion No access
Chapter 05: Some Teachers Are Better Than Others No access
Chapter 06: Some Schools Are Better Than Others No access
Chapter 07: Classrooms Should Be Teacher-Centered No access
Chapter 08: Direct Instruction Is Good Teaching No access
Chapter 09: Rote Learning and Practice Are Important No access
Chapter 10: A Little Homework Doesn’t Hurt No access
Chapter 11: Grades Should Reflect Achievement No access
Chapter 12: A Pass Should Be Earned No access
Chapter 13: Teachers’ Unions Don’t Always Put Students First No access
Chapter 14: There Is Too Much “Edu-Babble” No access
