Argues that scapegoating public school teachers and unions masks the real problems within the education system in the United States, and suggests ways to reframe the debate to create better solutions for public education reform.
"A Match on Dry Grass argues that community organizing represents a fresh and promising approach to school reform as part of a broader agenda to build power for low-income communities and address the profound social inequalities that affect the education of children."--Provided …
Focusing on three diverse school districts (Arlington, Virginia; Denver, Colorado; and Oakland, California), this book offers a portrayal of how teachers teach. It looks at a range of workable pedagogical options educators are using to engage students while satisfying parents an…
Discusses the factors that encourage learning and the factors that impede learning and how to create a classroom in which the students and the teachers learn together in a collaborative nurturing atmosphere.
Discusses the factors that encourage learning and the factors that impede learning and how to create a classroom in which the students and the teachers learn together in a collaborative nurturing atmosphere.
In Teaching Core Practices in Teacher Education, Pam Grossman and her colleagues advocate an approach to practice-based teacher education that identifies "core practices" of teaching and supports novice teachers in learning how to enact them competently. Examples of core practic…
By exploring the major opposing viewpoints on critical issues in education, this book intends to encourage education students to think critically and develop their own viewpoints. In addition to informing the reader about the issues, it develops critical thinking skills within t…
