Duck and cover : confronting and correcting dubious practices in education / Rick Ginsberg and Yong Zhao.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ginsberg, Rick, 1952- author.

Zhao, Yong, 1965- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education and state.

Curriculum planning--Evaluation.

Curriculum planning.

Education--Aims and objectives.

Education.

School improvement programs.

Education--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

v, 186 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Explore what the authors label educational "duck and cover" policies-ideas that are no longer useful or are not scientifically sound or even logical. The authors offer recommendations for reconsidering, replacing, or just removing these dubious practices. Topics include standardized testing, college and career readiness, social and emotional learning, teaching evaluations, and professional development"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I DREAMS, FANTASIES, AND NIGHTMARES

1. Kindergarten Readiness

2. College and Career Readiness

3. Reading Proficiency by 3rd Grade

4. The Achievement Gap

5. Social and Emotional Learning

6. Foreign-Language Instruction

7. Educational Technology

pt. II OPERATIONAL BUGABOOS

8. Professional Development

9. Class Size

10. Time

11. Dress and Grooming Codes

12. Teacher Evaluation

13. Gifted and Talented and Exceptional Education

pt. III SYSTEMIC AND ANALYTIC CONUNDRUMS

14. State Standardized Testing

15. Governance by School Board

16. How Teachers Are Paid

17. Meta-Analysis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Ginsberg, Rick. Duck and cover

ISBN:

9780807767917

0807767913

9780807767900

0807767905

OCLC:

1346615249