Challenging Education''s Function - Is Its Vision Blurred By Political Issues?

Education occurs in a complex environment now confronted by many social issues, this book's purpose establishes how parents and not the state wear this responsibility

List of contents

Preface

A Nation at Risk, Still

Impact of Teachers' Unions

Union's Control Over Teachers

Teacher Pay

Teacher Gender

Unequal Education Opportunity

Parent's Responsibility and Right

Home Schooling: Friend Not Foe

A Divided Nation

Woke In the Classroom

Sex Ed: Too Much Too Soon

12. Expressive Individualism
13. Home's No Longer Sweet
14. Civics' Failure
15. Hollywood Or "Hollyrude"
16. Student Cheating
17. Standardized Testing
18. School's Missing Students
19. Civilizing Students
20.Common Core Confusion
21. Old-Fashioned Schooling
22. Students' Mental Health and Covid Fallout
23. Successful Education Guaranteed
24. Expecting And Achieving Results
25. Conclusion
References

About the author

Jim Dueck served as a teacher, principal, superintendent and assistant deputy minister during his 40-year career. More than 50 countries sought his opinions about accountability and also played a key role in launching the U.S. Race to the Top Initiative and Common Core.

Summary

Education occurs in a complex environment now confronted by many social issues, this book’s purpose establishes how parents and not the state wear this responsibility

Product details

• Authors: Jim Dueck
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.01.2023
• EAN: 9781475865912
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-6591-2
• No. of pages: 204
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, EDUCATION / Aims & Objectives, Politics & government, Educational strategies & policy