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These schools belong to you and me : why we can't afford to abandon our public schools / Deborah Meier and Emily Gasoi.
Van Pelt Library LA217.2 .M455 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meier, Deborah, author.
- Gasoi, Emily, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public schools--United States.
- Public schools.
- Democracy--Study and teaching.
- United States.
- Education--Aims and objectives--United States.
- Education.
- Education--Aims and objectives.
- Democracy--Study and teaching--United States.
- Democracy.
- Democracy and education--United States.
- Democracy and education.
- Education and state--United States.
- Education and state.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 195 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Beacon Press, [2017]
- Summary:
- "A challenge to narrow, profit-driven conceptions of school success and an argument for protecting public education to ensure that all students become competent citizens in a vibrant democracy MacArthur award-winning educator, reformer, and author Deborah Meier draws on her fifty-plus years of experience in education to argue that the purpose of universal education is to provide young people with an "apprenticeship for citizenship in a democracy." Through an intergenerational exchange with her former colleague and fellow educator Emily Gasoi, the coauthors share their experiences working in democratically governed schools and analyze the last several decades of education reform. Reflecting on the trajectory of education and social policies that are leading our country further from rule "of, for, and by the people," the authors apply their extensive knowledge and years of research to address the question of how public education must change in order to counter the erosion of democratic spirit and practice in schools and in the nation as a whole"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 The Problem and Promise of Public Education: What's Worth Fighting For? p. 9 / Deborah Meier
- 2 Falling for Democracy: A Young Teacher's Education p. 33 / Emily Gasoi
- 3 Falling for Public Education: A Hot House for Democracy p. 50 / Deborah Meier
- 4 Reinvigorating the Commonweal: The Mission Hill School Example p. 70 / Emily Gasoi
- 5 The False Promise of High-Stakes Accountability: A Century of Misused Methods p. 91 / Deborah Meier
- 6 Moving Beyond Tests: Authentic Accountability in Practice p. 115 / Emily Gasoi
- 7 What Happens to Democratic Education Deferred? The Rise of the Free Enterprise Society p. 137 / Deborah Meier.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Meier, Deborah, author. These schools belong to you and me
- ISBN:
- 9780807024737
- 0807024732
- OCLC:
- 990183046
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