Includes bibliographical references. New Book -- December -- 2014
Contents:
Part I - Reality and education -- Chapter 1: Focusing on Reality and Education -- Chapter 2: Not all students will learn at a high level -- Chapter 3: The role of education -- Chapter 4: Look for teachers who love to learn --Chapter 5: Students have a role to play -- Chapter 6: Look for an administrator who is the right type of leader -- Chapter 7: The finance issue -- Chapter 8: Not everyone needs to go to college -- Chapter 9: Streamlining the P-16 academic pipeline -- Chapter 10: Is it hopeless? -- Part II - Given reality how can education be improved? -- Chapter 11: The first step --Chapter 12: Educational environment characteristics -- Chapter 13: Societal and Community Characteristics -- Chapter 14: What about maximizing student learning? --Chapter 15: The final message
Summary:
A poorly designed system produces poor results. Problems with the public education system are reported every day in periodicals and books. Improving student achievement is too important a societal issue to continue stumbling along the same unending path of let's try this educational fad and then move to the next proposed solution. The uniqueness of this book is that the myths surrounding education and learning are exposed; it's like cleaning the lenses of your glasses so you can get a clear view of the world. Once myths are moved aside, reality can settle in, and a practical model for improving education can be developed. -- Provided by publisher.
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