Frustration of shame : in defense of America's teachers / Bruce J. Gevirtzman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gevirtzman, Bruce J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--United States.

Teachers.

United States.

Teaching--United States.

Teaching.

Public schools--United States.

Public schools.

Education--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education.

Education--Aims and objectives.

Teachers--Rating of.

Physical Description:

xv, 171 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]

Summary:

For decades, teachers, though underpaid, were among the most respected, esteemed professionals in the United States. But things have changed. As schools fail to meet the needs of a growing, diverse population, teachers have taken the hit. Popular movies have sensationalized the power and potential of those in the teaching profession, their hyperbole bordering on the absurd. Bruce J. Gevirtzman hands you the truth about conditions in America's schools. His defense of teachers may be shocking, but could awaken us to solutions that really work. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Myths of Superman 1

2 Frustration of Shame 17

3 It Ain't the Coal Mines 29

4 A Straw Man Named Tenure 43

5 Not a Teacher's Friend 55

6 Good Teachers, Bad Advocates 71

7 Feeding the Hand That Bites You 83

8 One Size Does Not Fit All 95

9 Making the Grade 109

10 Teachers Are People, Too 121

11 The Naked Emperor 135

12 Forbidden Territory 153.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Gevirtzman, Bruce J., author. Frustration of shame

ISBN:

9781475828702

1475828705

9781475828719

1475828713

OCLC:

957134069