Seeking Common Ground: Public Schools in a Diverse Society
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (536 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0674024206 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tyack brings badly needed perspective to the currently super-heated debates over public education. (Michael B. This is a little book with enormous importance for policy makers, educators, parents, and anyone who is interested in American public education. (Nancy Beadie American Journal of Education 2005-02-01)Seeking Common Ground eloquently examines how leaders sought to educate citizens, deal with social diversity, and govern schools… Amid the current pleas for school reform, it is difficult to pause and reflect on the outcomes of past efforts. (Barry M. Franklin Journal of American History)What most distinguishes this work is the relentless good sense and compassion with which Tyack explores the various tensions that attend upon the v
"It is an excellent history of how immigrants assimilated" according to Amazon Customer. It is an excellent history of how immigrants assimilated. All were called "genetically inferior" to start, but were able to shed those labels.. Sara J. Ashman said Seeking Common Ground:Public Schools in a Diverse Society. Excellent resource for introductory Education classes. In depth discussion in many areas of the public school mentality, expectations, and culture.. Deborah Meier said Short, persuasive, inspiring!. Tyacj makes a short persuasive case for not getting discouraged, persisting at the task--and keeping our aim on the "common ground"--democracy. It's a wonderful read. Thank goodness this book, as well as so much else he's written, is there for us.
The American republic will survive only if its citizens are educated--this was an article of faith of its founders. American history textbooks were notoriously dull, but they were also highly controversial. But seeking common civic ground in public schools has never been easy in a society where schoolchildren followed different religions, adhered to different cultural traditions, spoke many languages, and were identified as members of different "races."In this wise and enlightening book, filled with vivid characters and memorable incidents that make history but don't always make history books, David Tyack describes how each American generation grappled with the knotty task of creating political unity and social diversity.Seeking Common Ground illuminates puzzles about democracy in education and chronic conflicts that continue to make news. And what was the best way to "Americanize" immigrants, asked educators: by forced-fed assimilation or by honoring their ethnic heritages?With a broad perspective and an eye for telling detail, Tyack lets us see that debates about the civic purposes of schools are an essential part of a democratic culture, and integral to its future.. Although the people liked local contr
David Tyack is Vida Jacks Professor of Education and Professor of History, Emeritus, at Stanford University.