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1 online resource (x, 190 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
What's Wrong with Our Schools; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: SOME THINGS ARE FUNDAMENTAL; Chapter 01: Subject Matter Matters; Chapter 02: Tests Are Good for Students; Chapter 03: Students Need Discipline; Chapter 04: Inclusion Should Not Be Exclusion; Chapter 05: Some Teachers Are Better Than Others; Chapter 06: Some Schools Are Better Than Others; Part II: SOME THINGS ARE PRACTICAL; Chapter 07: Classrooms Should Be Teacher-Centered; Chapter 08: Direct Instruction Is Good Teaching; Chapter 09: Rote Learning and Practice Are Important. |
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Chapter 10: A Little Homework Doesn't HurtChapter 11: Grades Should Reflect Achievement; Chapter 12: A Pass Should Be Earned; Part III: SOME THINGS ARE DISTRACTING; Chapter 13: Teachers' Unions Don't Always Put Students First; Chapter 14: There Is Too Much "Edu-Babble"; Conclusion; About the Authors. |
| Summary |
What's Wrong with Our Schools and How We Can Fix Them examines the status of public education in North America and exposes many of the absurd instructional practices found in all-too-many schools. Written by three experienced educators, this book provides readers with a direct window into public education. The language is straightforward, the case studies based on real events, and the research evidence clearly presented. With chapter titles like, "Subject Matter Matters," "A Pass Should be Earned," and "There is Too Much Edu-Babble," the authors systematically demolish the ridiculous fads th. |
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Public schools -- United States.
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Public schools -- Canada.
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Educational change -- United States.
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Educational change -- Canada.
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Canada.
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Educational change.
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Public schools.
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United States.
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Education.
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EDUCATION -- History.
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EDUCATION -- Comparative.
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Educational change. (OCoLC)fst00903371
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Public schools. (OCoLC)fst01082942
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Canada. (OCoLC)fst01204310
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Clifton, Rodney A., 1944-
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Long, John Clifford.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Zwaagstra, Michael C. What's wrong with our schools. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, ©2010 9781607091578 (DLC) 2010007834 (OCoLC)562766779 |
| Standard No. |
9786612713910 |
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3295124 |
| ISBN |
9781607091592 (electronic bk.) |
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1607091593 (electronic bk.) |
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