Why School

Author : Mike Rose
Publisher : The New Press
ISBN 13 : 162097004X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why School? written by Mike Rose and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why School? is a little book driven by big questions. What does it mean to be educated? What is intelligence? How should we think about intelligence, education, and opportunity in an open society? Drawing on forty years of teaching and research and "a profound understanding of the opportunities, both intellectual and economic, that come from education" (Booklist), award-winning author Mike Rose reflects on these and other questions related to public schooling in America. He answers them in beautifully written chapters that are both rich in detail and informed by an extensive knowledge of history, the psychology of learning, and the politics of education. This paperback edition includes three new chapters showing how cognitive science actually narrows our understanding of learning, how to increase college graduation rates, and how to value the teaching of basic skills. An updated introduction by Rose, who has been hailed as "a superb writer and an even better storyteller" (TLN Teachers Network), reflects on recent developments in school reform. Lauded as "a beautifully written work of literary nonfiction" (The Christian Science Monitor) and called "stunning" by the New Educator Journal, Why School? offers an eloquent call for a bountiful democratic vision of the purpose of schooling.

Author : Rucker C. Johnson
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 1541672690
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children of the Dream written by Rucker C. Johnson and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An acclaimed economist reveals that school integration efforts in the 1970s and 1980s were overwhelmingly successful -- and argues that we must renew our commitment to integration for the sake of all Americans We are frequently told that school integration was a social experiment doomed from the start. But as Rucker C. Johnson demonstrates in Children of the Dream, it was, in fact, a spectacular achievement. Drawing on longitudinal studies going back to the 1960s, he shows that students who attended integrated and well-funded schools were more successful in life than those who did not -- and this held true for children of all races. Yet as a society we have given up on integration. Since the high point of integration in 1988, we have regressed and segregation again prevails. Contending that integrated, well-funded schools are the primary engine of social mobility, Children of the Dream offers a radical new take on social policy. It is essential reading in our divided times.

Author : Stuart W. Twemlow
Publisher : Jason Aronson
ISBN 13 : 0765706121
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why School Anti-Bullying Programs Don't Work written by Stuart W. Twemlow and published by Jason Aronson. This book was released on 2008-08-15 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book serves as a guide for readers interested in improving school climate. Using 15 years of consultation and research in a variety of United States and foreign schools, the authors strip down the elements needed to create a healthy and productive school climate. The book challenges many commonly held notions about violence prevention and outlines a simple and inexpensive formula for creating sustained change in any school. The book stresses understanding of the underlying processes involved in the bully-victim-bystander power dynamics, the value of altruism, and the use of natural leaders to begin and sustain change in a school climate. A note on the book's cover: Positive vibrations is taken from a Bob Marley song: 'Rastaman vibration positive, you can't live that negative way.' The song rallies people to be positive and strong, and to speak honestly and stand up for their rights, while taking care of themselves. Although jamaican in origin, it has universal application to be a gentle warrior in one's personal life for the good of self and others.

Author : Kitty Porterfield
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 147580914X
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why School Communication Matters written by Kitty Porterfield and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-07-07 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why School Communication Matters is an easy-to-use reference for the communication dilemmas that superintendents, principals, and other school leaders face today as they lead faculty and staff, parents and students, neighbors and community leaders. This newly revised edition incorporates the monumental technological changes, including social media that are reframing the way we think and work. The book deals with real life challenges and offers practicable solutions. Demonstrates how school leaders can design effective two-way communication strategies with their own communities—because one size no longer fits all. Draws from some of the best research in school communication and business leadership. Offers a framework of ideas on which school leaders can hang their strategic plans. Examines real challenges—from battles with angry parents to the effective use of data to the management of a major crisis—and links these challenges to larger leadership issues. Includes up to the minute information and fresh statistics on today’s social media and community outreach. Is a boots-on-the-ground field guide of proven strategies to meet the needs of practitioners who work on the front lines Is a reference book for both new and seasoned school leaders Is a textbook for those aspiring to school leadership positions

Author : Bruce S. Cooper
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 147583344X
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why School Leaders Need Vision written by Bruce S. Cooper and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of “visionary” leadership is defined and applied in this book, as “supervision in schools” requires a level of “SUPER VISION” that can be best developed through quality leadership, mentoring -- and mutual ideas, and support -- for adding more value to the school. This book shows just how vision is important and useful in all schools and districts. Time has thus come to find, build, and use high-quality visionary school leadership in its many dimensions; thus, this book takes at least ten different views (in the chapters) of the visionary roles and functions of education leadership in K-12 -- building on the roles, theories, and visionary actions of key players in the schools. No single perspective is enough, as all views must work in concert to the benefit of teachers and students, today. School leaders, moreover, need to have their own vision about the following: (a) what their work entails; (b) their school should be and look like; and (c) what their staff and students (and schools) can achieve.

Author : Airick Journey Crabill
Publisher : John Catt
ISBN 13 : 1036003450
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great On Their Behalf: Why School Boards Fail, How Yours Can Become Effective written by Airick Journey Crabill and published by John Catt. This book was released on 2023-12-08 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School systems nationwide are struggling to excel as they lurch from crisis to crisis-teacher shortages, school shootings, high turnover rates, weak discipline systems, and more. These things can pull the focus of school boards away from why school systems exist: to educate students. Airick Journey Crabill has a track record of helping school systems improve student literacy, numeracy, and career and college readiness rates while simultaneously strengthening the school's financial and operational standing. Great on Their Behalf is your practical guide to igniting the transformation of your school board and enabling it to create the conditions for improving what students know and can do. Step by step, the exercises in this book inspire board members to adopt a student-outcomes-focused mindset as they reevaluate their impact on those they serve. It challenges them to explore effective ways to focus on what students need. Then it provides the necessary knowledge and skills for school boards to empower their students for success.

Author : Educational Finance Inquiry Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Politial Unit of Public School Finance in Illinois written by Educational Finance Inquiry Commission and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Author : Paul Raymond Stevenson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Manual of Campaign Publicity for Schools written by Paul Raymond Stevenson and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mike Rose
Publisher : New Press, The
ISBN 13 : 1595589384
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why School? written by Mike Rose and published by New Press, The. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why School? is a little book driven by big questions. What does it mean to be educated? What is intelligence? How should we think about intelligence, education, and opportunity in an open society? Drawing on forty years of teaching and research and "a profound understanding of the opportunities, both intellectual and economic, that come from education" (Booklist), award-winning author Mike Rose reflects on these and other questions related to public schooling in America. He answers them in beautifully written chapters that are both rich in detail and informed by an extensive knowledge of history, the psychology of learning, and the politics of education. This paperback edition includes three new chapters showing how cognitive science actually narrows our understanding of learning, how to increase college graduation rates, and how to value the teaching of basic skills. An updated introduction by Rose, who has been hailed as "a superb writer and an even better storyteller" (TLN Teachers Network), reflects on recent developments in school reform. Lauded as "a beautifully written work of literary nonfiction" (The Christian Science Monitor) and called "stunning" by the New Educator Journal, Why School? offers an eloquent call for a bountiful democratic vision of the purpose of schooling.