Public education for our nation's democracy : commentaries on schooling in America / David C. Berliner ; foreword by P. David Pearson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berliner, David C., Author.

Contributor:

Pearson, P. David, writer of foreword.

Series:

TEC series

Technology, education--connections (the TEC series)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--United States.

Education.

Public schools--United States.

Public schools.

Teaching--United States.

Teaching.

Learning--United States.

Learning.

Physical Description:

ix, 134 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Throughout his extraordinary career, educational psychologist David Berliner visited hundreds of classrooms in multiple countries. After many such visits, he wrote short notes about what he saw, felt, and imagined as he observed teachers, students, and administrators attempting to make education happen. Intended to provoke readers to think and discuss key ideas in K-12 education, Public Education for Our Nation's Democracy brings together 19 essays on the issues that define the United States public school system, including teacher professionalism and autonomy; teacher-student relationships; charter, religious, and private schools; curricular choice; high-stakes testing and equity; COVID-19 learning loss; multicultural education; and parent-teacher relationships. A common theme that runs throughout these essays is appreciation and advocacy for the U.S. public school system-warts and all!"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A Hug for Jennifer

Teachers Teach: It's What They Do!

Interest, Not Just IQ, Buildeth the Mind!

Public Education and the Health of Our Nation's Democracy

Culling and Cream Skimming: Things We Do to Herds and With School Children in Charter and Private Schools

Parents! Chill Out!: Learning Losses in the "Required" School Curriculum Are Easily Offset by Gains Made in the "Not Required" Curriculum

My Incredibly Short Career as a Brain Surgeon and Some Thoughts About Teaching

Providing Students an Opportunity to Acquire Expertise, and Teachers an Opportunity to Teach in Areas in Which They Possess Expertise

A Little Sociology and a Little Preaching About the New Kid on the Block

The Great Switcheroo

J'Accuse: Too Many of Arizona's Politicians Have Been Mean, Cheap, Undemocratic, and On the Dole

Why Religious Schools Should Never Receive a Dollar of Public Funding

The Place of "Soft Skills" in the Ultimate Success of Our Children

A Plea for Multi-Culturalism in an Era of "Pop Culture"

America Needs to Support Its Universities and Find Ways to Have Their Students on Campus

Why We Need to End America's Apartheid-Lite Housing Systems Soon

Premediation: A New Word for Educators and a New Technique for Helping Some Students Learn More Efficaciously

The End of the Year and the End of My Patience: Some Thoughts on Charity and Citizenship.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Berliner, David C. Public education for our nation's democracy

ISBN:

9780807787229

0807787221

9780807787236

080778723X

OCLC:

1495098281