bad data, good teachers, and the attack on public education
Edición de la obra Fear and learning in America
| Autor | John Kuhn |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Teachers College, Columbia University |
| Fecha de publicación | 2014 |
| Lugar | New York |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 162 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780807755204, 9780807755723 |
| ISBN-10 | 0807755206, 0807755729 |
| OCLC | 866800008 |
| LCCN | 2013043346 |
| Serie | The teaching for social justice series · Teaching for social justice series |
| Número de Cutter | K96f |
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"In this moving account, '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 galvanized 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. Essential reading for teachers, administrators, policymakers, and everyone concerned with public education, Fear and Learning in America: Analyzes school reform from the perspective of a practicing school administrator who isn't sold on the corporate reform package; Places school reform in the historical context of similar episodes of national hand-wringing; Offers encouragement and appreciation to classroom teachers who are exhausted by the vilification that modern school reform has served up."--Publisher's website.