Restoring honor to public schools : a teacher's vision for American education / William E. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, William E., 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public schools--United States.

Public schools.

United States.

Educational accountability--United States.

Educational accountability.

Education and state--United States.

Education and state.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

xii, 249 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2009]

Contents:

The good, the bad, and the ugly: the reality, the image, and the discrediting of America's public schools

Learning to honor education: a lesson from Akina

The good news about America's schools

How politicians and journalists shape public perceptions of schools

The consequences of misrepresenting public school quality

Illusions, misguided notions, and questionable intentions: how educational policymaking has gone wrong

High-stakes accountability measures and illusions of quality

A tale of two teachers: the passionate professional and the dispirited functionary

The No Child Left Behind Act: illusion and reality

The truth about the children left behind

The NAEP and international assessments: education's Catch-22

The political process of educational reform: how parents, educators, and children get left behind

Why nostalgia is a poor basis for educational policy

The shortcomings of common sense as a basis for educational policy

Honoring teachers and the process of educational change: making a commitment to sound principles

Honoring teachers and teaching

Elevating our nation's public discourse about education.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-247).

ISBN:

9781578869282

1578869285

9781578869299

1578869293

9781578869305

1578869307

OCLC:

244246542