Exploring the myths and realities of today's schools : a candid review of the challenges educators face / Richard P. McAdams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McAdams, Richard P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public schools--United States.

Public schools.

Education--United States--History.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (327 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This sympathetic look at the daily work life of our educators directly confronts issues with our changing student population, teacher unions, poor family dynamics, financial inequities, and student performance on international achievement tests. The author offers data and insights that counter the conventional wisdom that significant improvements will occur simply by expanding charter schools, by implementing merit pay for teachers more widely, or by emulating foreign educational systems.

Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgments; 1; Teachers-The Heart of the Matter; 2; Daily Life of a Teacher; 3; Demographic Changes and Student Achievement; 4; The Impact of Teachers Unions; 5; The Myth of Merit Pay; 6; School Charters, Vouchers, and Privatization; 7; The Legal Tangle in Education; 8; Curriculum and Instruction-The What and How of Schooling; 9; Students Then and Now; 10; The Parent Factor; 11; The Limits of Local Control; 12; School Boards; 13; The Superintendent-CEO of the School District; 14; The Critical Role of the School Principal; 15; Special Education and Other Special Services; 16

School Finance17; Schools as Organizations; 18; International Comparisons; 19; Final Exam; Bibliography; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

979-82-16-30925-3

1-282-92303-X

9786612923036

1-60709-851-2

OCLC:

694772525