Bad Students Not Bad Schools
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Bad Students Not Bad Schools
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Author : Robert Weissberg
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-01-22
Bad Students Not Bad Schools written by Robert Weissberg and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-22 with Education categories.
Americans are increasingly alarmed over our nation's educational deficiencies. Though anxieties about schooling are unending, especially with public institutions, these problems are more complex than institutional failure. Expenditures for education have exploded, and far exceed inflation and the rising costs of health care, but academic achievement remains flat. Many students are unable to graduate from high school, let alone obtain a college degree. And if they do make it to college, they are often forced into remedial courses. Why, despite this fiscal extravagance, are educational disappointments so widespread? In Bad Students, Not Bad Schools, Robert Weissberg argues that the answer is something everybody knows to be true but is afraid to say in public America's educational woes too often reflect the demographic mix of students. Schools today are filled with millions of youngsters, too many of whom struggle with the English language or simply have mediocre intellectual ability. Their lackluster performances are probably impervious to the current reform prescriptions regardless of the remedy's ideological derivation. Making matters worse, retention of students in school is embraced as a philosophy even if it impedes the learning of other students. Weissberg argues that most of America's educational woes would vanish if indifferent, troublesome students were permitted to leave when they had absorbed as much as they could learn; they would quickly be replaced by learning-hungry students, including many new immigrants from other countries. American education survives since we import highly intelligent, technically skillful foreigners just as we import oil, but this may not last forever. When educational establishments get serious about world-class mathematics and science, and permit serious students to learn, problems will dissolve. Rewarding the smartest, not spending fortunes in a futile quest to uplift the bottom, should become official policy. This book is a bracing reminder of the risks of political manipulation of education and argues that the measure of policy should be academic achievment.
Hope And Despair In The American City
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Author : Gerald Grant
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2011-03-04
Hope And Despair In The American City written by Gerald Grant and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-04 with Education categories.
In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a 5Ð4 verdict in Milliken v. Bradley, thereby blocking the state of Michigan from merging the Detroit public school system with those of the surrounding suburbs. This decision effectively walled off underprivileged students in many American cities, condemning them to a system of racial and class segregation and destroying their chances of obtaining a decent education. In Hope and Despair in the American City, Gerald Grant compares two citiesÑhis hometown of Syracuse, New York, and Raleigh, North CarolinaÑin order to examine the consequences of the nationÕs ongoing educational inequities. The school system in Syracuse is a slough of despair, the one in Raleigh a beacon of hope. Grant argues that the chief reason for RaleighÕs educational success is the integration by social class that occurred when the city voluntarily merged with the surrounding suburbs in 1976 to create the Wake County Public School System. By contrast, the primary cause of SyracuseÕs decline has been the growing class and racial segregation of its metropolitan schools, which has left the city mired in poverty. Hope and Despair in the American City is a compelling study of urban social policy that combines field research and historical narrative in lucid and engaging prose. The result is an ambitious portraitÑsometimes disturbing, often inspiringÑof two cities that exemplify our nationÕs greatest educational challenges, as well as a passionate exploration of the potential for school reform that exists for our urban schools today.
The School For Good And Evil The School For Good And Evil Book 1
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Author : Soman Chainani
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2013-06-06
The School For Good And Evil The School For Good And Evil Book 1 written by Soman Chainani and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-06 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is now a major motion picture from Netflix, starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Cate Blanchett, and many more! A dark and enchanting fantasy adventure for those who prefer fairytales with a twist. The first in the bestselling series.
The Schools Our Children Deserve
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Author : Alfie Kohn
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 1999
The Schools Our Children Deserve written by Alfie Kohn and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Education categories.
Arguing against the tougher standards rhetoric that marks the current education debate, the author of No Contest and Punished by Rewards writes that such tactics squeeze the pleasure out of learning. Reprint.
School For Bad Kids
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Author : Kamilla Zwolak
language : en
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
Release Date : 1999-08-23
School For Bad Kids written by Kamilla Zwolak and has been published by Nelson Thornes this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-08-23 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Ben is sent to Miss Sharple's school for difficult children and experiences her evil punishments, horrid lessons and terrible food. But he soon discovers that she has something even more sinister planned for her students.
Smart Kids Bad Schools
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Author : Brian Crosby
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2008-07-22
Smart Kids Bad Schools written by Brian Crosby and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-22 with Education categories.
"Crosby offers a candid appraisal of why our schools are failing and what we must do to save them"--Inside cover.
Improbable Scholars
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Author : David L. Kirp
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015-05-13
Improbable Scholars written by David L. Kirp and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-13 with Education categories.
"In Improbable Scholars, David L. Kirp challenges the conventional wisdom about public schools and education reform in America through an in-depth look at Union City, New Jersey's high-performing urban school district. In this compelling study, Kirp reveals Union's city's revolutionary secret: running an exemplary school system doesn't demand heroics, just hard and steady work"--
How The Other Half Learns
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Author : Robert Pondiscio
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2019-09-10
How The Other Half Learns written by Robert Pondiscio and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-10 with Education categories.
An inside look at America's most controversial charter schools, and the moral and political questions around public education and school choice. The promise of public education is excellence for all. But that promise has seldom been kept for low-income children of color in America. In How the Other Half Learns, teacher and education journalist Robert Pondiscio focuses on Success Academy, the network of controversial charter schools in New York City founded by Eva Moskowitz, who has created something unprecedented in American education: a way for large numbers of engaged and ambitious low-income families of color to get an education for their children that equals and even exceeds what wealthy families take for granted. Her results are astonishing, her methods unorthodox. Decades of well-intended efforts to improve our schools and close the "achievement gap" have set equity and excellence at war with each other: If you are wealthy, with the means to pay private school tuition or move to an affluent community, you can get your child into an excellent school. But if you are poor and black or brown, you have to settle for "equity" and a lecture--about fairness. About the need to be patient. And about how school choice for you only damages public schools for everyone else. Thousands of parents have chosen Success Academy, and thousands more sit on waiting lists to get in. But Moskowitz herself admits Success Academy "is not for everyone," and this raises uncomfortable questions we'd rather not ask, let alone answer: What if the price of giving a first-rate education to children least likely to receive it means acknowledging that you can't do it for everyone? What if some problems are just too hard for schools alone to solve?
The Bad Guys
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Author : Julie Federico
language : en
Publisher: WestBowPress
Release Date : 2013-07-09
The Bad Guys written by Julie Federico and has been published by WestBowPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-09 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
“The Bad Guys is a timely book that addresses a subject we wish was non-existent. The message of this book enables children to be aware of potential danger as well as how to communicate and respond in a time of crisis.” —Darrell Scott, Founder and President of Rachel’s Challenge “All schools are safe havens for students but it is critically important for students to report threatening behavior from classmates and to take proper steps when their safety is at risk from outside intruders. This book shares some ideas on how to make school environments safer.” —Michael Kehoe, Chief of Police Newtown, Connecticut “While we continue to work on building a safer and more aware society, this kind of book is important. The Bad Guys begins teaching kids what is normal to see at school and what is not, and what they should do if they hear or see something that does not seem ‘normal’ in the context of school safety.” —Laura Fronckiewicz, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Colorado Chapter Co-Leader The Bad Guys: A Student’s/Teacher’s Guide to School Safety and Violence Prevention is a much needed guide to promote school safety and violence prevention. This book directs students on recognizing potential danger and preparation if such an event occurs. The book offers students a pro-active approach to violence prevention. As a supplement, staff members are supported by a teacher’s guide for educators, and bonus student journal section. Parents and educators will appreciate the simple, nonthreating language that creates a school safety message that every child must hear. This book has the potential to save many lives.
A D D Not B A D
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Author : Audrey Penn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
A D D Not B A D written by Audrey Penn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder categories.
An insightful and entertaining book that teaches young children what it's like to have A.D.D.