Fear and Learning in America - Bad Data, Good Teachers, and the Attack on Public Education (Teaching for Social Justice Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (575 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807755729 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Five Stars" according to John Carpenter. Thanks. "Common sense, not a great book but better than most, we need to change society" according to doug korty. Decent man, common sense. The book isn't great but it is better than many books on education written today. John Kuhn makes good points about testing and poverty and Pearson, the educational testing company that has made a lot of money damaging children and education.However, any attempt at making major improvements in education is I believe a somewhat futile effort. The education system, like the criminal justice system and the health care system reflect the society as a whole with its characteristic problems, inequality, injustice, and incoherence. These systems of symptoms will not . A Courageous and Passionate Look at Current Educational Reform in US: Must Read for Any Adminstrator Since the dawn of No Child Left Behind all the way through the Obama administration’s signature Race to the Top program, finding school administrators willing to criticize these federal programs and what they've done to public education is often difficult. As Kuhn points out, smart administrators “don’t poke hornets’ nests with sticks,” because it isn’t the smartest thing to do politically, but that is exactly what Kuhn does in his book, Fear and Learning in America: Bad Data, Good Teachers, and the Attack on Public Education. He takes on, with wit,
Refuting A Nation at Risk, Mr. In Fear and Learning in America, John Kuhn weaves together stories from his life as a teacher and missionary with tales from history. The result is a fresh way of thinking about schools and educational policy. --Christine Sleeter, professor emerita, California State University Monterey Bay. His cogent arguments against such policies demonstrate what is really important and should inform the debate about public education. His message, artfully delivered in this important book, should be heeded. --John Merrow, education correspondent, PBS NewsHour, and president, Learning Matters, Inc.Kuhn is a superb educator and his valuable book effectively dissects the myth
Kuhn conveys a deeply held passion for the mission and promise of public education through his own experience as a school administrator in Texas. When his ''Alamo Letter'' first appeared in the Washington Post, it galvanized the educational community in a call to action that was impossible to ignore. This powerful book requires us to question whether the current education crisis will be judged by history as a legitimate national emergency or an agenda-driven panic, spurred on by a media that is, for the most part, uninterested in anything but useless soundbites. It is the wisdom born of experience.--From the Foreword by Diane Ravitch, author of Reign of ErrorIn this moving account, ''America's Superintendent'' John Kuhn lays bare the scare tactics at the root of the modern school ''reform'' movement. Essential reading for teach
John Kuhn is a public school administrator in Texas and a vocal advocate for public education. His ''Alamo Letter'' and YouTube videos of his 2011 speech at a Save Texas Schools rally went viral, as did his 2012 essay ''The Exhaustion of the American Teacher.''