The age of accountability : the assault of public education since the time of a nation at risk / Dominic Belmonte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Belmonte, Dominic, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public schools--History--United States--21st century.

Public schools.

Public schools--History--United States--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gorham, Maine : Myers Education Press, 2020.

Summary:

A 2021 SPE Outstanding Book Award Winner It's clear that American public education has been under assault for more than the last 30 years. So much of this current "age of accountability" has focused on blame, both of teachers and those who prepare them. Somehow, unlike in other professions, declarations were made to the effect that anyone could teach better than teachers, including business leaders and people from tony universities without teacher preparation. The Age of Accountabilityscrutinizes the attack on teachers through weaponized data. While an effective corporate tool to improve bottom-line goals, its use in education became more sinister and misanthropic. International PISA scores imply the mediocre ability of American students, fueling a belief that American education needed more than an upgrade. The only answer that would placate many was a complete upheaval, a redefinition of a teacher and who should be permitted to become one. We teachers ceded authority to these business and legislative forces. Their subsequent fervor for testing overwhelmed teaching and drove the joy out of schooling for students. It is time for a recounting of what has been done to the profession and to our children. Young teachers need encouragement and veteran teachers need reminding of their valiant and effective efforts.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title

Title

Copyright

Table of Contents

Introduction: Sifting Through Detritus

Chapter 1: An Old Dream

Chapter 2: What Echoes On

Chapter 3: False Prophets and Misdirection

Chapter 4: The Coarsening of Our Discourse

Chapter 5: Premise

Chapter 6: Permutations

Chapter 7: Impact on the Profession

Chapter 8: The Pipeline Thereby Suffers

Chapter 9: Computer Impact

Chapter 10: Arrows Aimed at Academia and the Archers Admired

Chapter 11: Real Stress, Real Anxiety, Real Harm

Chapter 12: Hey, You Want to be Finnish? Then Listen to the Finns!

Chapter 13: The Wane of Reading in Favor of the Testable

Chapter 14: Here's an Idea: Take the Best Teachers and Kill Them with Work!

Chapter 15: The Attack on Tenure

Chapter 16: Contemporary Disruptors to the Classroom Experience:The Computer and the Assailant

Chapter 17: America, Where Everyone Holds an Idea About Teaching

Chapter 18: Terms for Moving Forward Together

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-9755-0368-6

OCLC:

1161971792