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In the spirit of Thomas Paine, this second edition uses "Common Sense" to tell what is really going on with students, teachers, and schools. (Hint: the reality is actually a lot more optimistic than commonly portrayed in the media.)
List of contents
Foreword by Rod Rock
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Common Sense and What is Reality?
Part I: Existence
Chapter 1: First Year
Chapter 2: Job Conditions
Chapter 3: Failure
Chapter 4: Success
Chapter 5: I Am a Teacher
Chapter 6: Curriculum
Chapter 7: Favorites
Chapter 8: Administration
Chapter 9: Dilemmas
Chapter 10: Honor and Betrayal
Chapter 11: At Risk
Chapter 12: Joys of Teaching
Chapter 13: The Pnyx and What It Means to Be a Teacher
Chapter 14: The Stories of The Existential Realities as Parables
Chapter 15: The Mule, Luck, and Serenity
Part II: Essence
Chapter 16: 'Conflicted' especially by sixteen chronic, existential dilemmas
Chapter 17: Essence
Chapter 18: State of Our Union Address
Appendix A: Rules to Live and Teach By
Appendix B: Teaching Commandments
Appendix C: A Letter from a School Superintendent
Appendix D: A Homework Assignment: Waiting for Superman and its review by Ravitch
Appendix E: It All Starts Today
About the author
Michael D. Gose, Ph.D., has taught at the elementary, secondary, and university levels. He has been a professor at Pepperdine University, teaching curriculum and methods, film, and the Great Books Colloquium since 1980.
Summary
In the spirit of Thomas Paine, this second edition uses “Common Sense” to tell what is really going on with students, teachers, and schools. (Hint: the reality is actually a lot more optimistic than commonly portrayed in the media.)
