Educational Courage: Resisting the Ambush of Public Education
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (544 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807032956 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Best read ever!" according to ColoradoSpringsActivist. I loved this book! Educational Courage takes the reader through the diseased testing deform now infecting public education! Chapter Best read ever! ColoradoSpringsActivist I loved this book! Educational Courage takes the reader through the diseased testing deform now infecting public education! Chapter 4 was an awakening. I also loved chapter 21! Go Don Perl!. was an awakening. I also loved chapter 21! Go Don Perl!. a great read Thought provoking and eye opening. Some issues I had not heard before. It makes me want to be more activist minded!
Lost amid the debate over educational policies are the stories of the educators, parents, and students who are most affected by legislation such as No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top. Yet these educators, parents, and activists also offer stories of resistance and hope as they fight to uphold the ideals of democratic public education.. In Educational Courage, veteran educators and activists Nancy Schniedewind and Mara Sapon-Shevin bring together the voices of those who are resisting market-driven initiatives such as high-stakes testing, charter schools, mayoral control, and merit pay. The diverse narrators who write in this volume confront the educational agendas that undermine teachers’ judgment and knowledge, ignore the different backgrounds of students and parents, and debase the learning process
Standout contributors include a master’s degree candidate who had been denied her high school diploma because of a lone failing test score, and a public school teacher who, in a moment of hopelessness, accidentally became the leader of a grassroots campaign for reform. You will find yourself hugging this book to your heart even as you share it with all those with whom you teach and learn and live.”—Kevin Kumashiro, author of Bad Teacher! How Blaming Teachers Distorts the Bigger Picture “This inspirational volume documents various forms of formal and informal resistance struggles that courageously call for a reclaiming of public education as a core democratic principle of our society.”—Angela Valenzuela, author of Subtractive Schooling and Leaving Children Behind“With this
Among her publications are Open Minds to Equality and Women: Images and Realities. Nancy Schniedewind teaches in the master’s program in humanistic/multicultural education at the State University of New York-New Paltz. Her publications include Because We Can Change the World and Widening the Circle. . Mara Sapon-Shevin is professor of inclusive education at Syracuse University