Education''s Missing Ingredient - What Parents Can Tell Educators

Informationen zum Autor Victoria M. Young is a member of the Idaho Writer's Guild, a mother of two, and a doctor of veterinary medicine. She has participated in classrooms, on various school advisory committees, and received a Friend of Caldwell Schools Award in recognition of her support of education and the pursuit of excellence. Klappentext This book takes on the issues of our failures from the dangers associated with a lack of classroom discipline to the failings of the people to recognize and defend their schools from an overstepping federal government. This book clarifies the answers to our education system's woes and our republic's flickering success. For more information about the author, please visit www.amissingingredient.com Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Safe and Disciplined Schools Chapter 3 The Three R's: Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic Chapter 4 Where's the Science? Chapter 5 Along Came "No Child Left Behind" Chapter 6 What is the Problem? Chapter 7 We Have the Answers Chapter 8 What's Next? Chapter 9 Democracy and Education Chapter 10 Reflections Chapter 11 Acknowledgements Chapter 12 Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Victoria M. Young
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.11.2009
• EAN: 9781607093473
• ISBN: 978-1-60709-347-3
• No. of pages: 170
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Education, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Parent Participation, Organization & management of education, Educational strategies & policy, Educational administration & organization