Fear and Learning in America Bad Data, Good Teachers, and the Attack - on Public Educatio

In this provocative book, “America’s Superintendent,” John Kuhn lays bare the scare tactics at the root of the modern school reform movement. Kuhn conveys a deeply held passion for the mission and promise of public education through his own experience as a school administrator in Texas. When his “Alamo Letter” first appeared in the Washington Post, it galvanised the educational community in a call to action that was impossible to ignore. This powerful book requires us to question whether the current education crisis will be judged by history as a legitimate national emergency or an agenda-driven panic, spurred on by a media that is, for the most part, uninterested in anything but useless soundbites.

Info autore

John Kuhn is a public school administrator in Texas and a vocal advocate for public education. His “Alamo Letter” and YouTube videos of his 2011 speech at a Save Texas Schools rally went viral, as did his 2012 essay, “The Exhaustion of the American Teacher.”

Riassunto

This powerful book requires us to question whether the current education crisis will be judged by history as a legitimate national emergency or an agenda-driven panic, spurred on by a media that is, for the most part, uninterested in anything but useless soundbites.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Kuhn
• Con la collaborazione di: William Ayers (Editore), Therese Quinn (Editore)
• Editore: Teachers College Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.03.2014
• EAN: 9780807755723
• ISBN: 978-0-8077-5572-3
• Pagine: 176
• Serie: Teaching for Social Justice (P; Teaching for Social Justice Series; Teaching for Social Justice; The Teaching for Social Justice Series; Teaching for Social Justice (P
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie