Main Description
The most reader friendly text in its field, the ninth edition presents a comprehensive overview of education in America. It provides in-depth commentary on educational history, philosophy, and governance, while giving special attention to current critical topics such as the changing federal role in educational finance.
Newly revised for this edition, Chapter 4 (Life in School and at Home) now includes obesity, eating disorders, and a revised section on poverty. A major revision of Chapter 5, now titled Reforming America's Schools, includes updates from the stimulus plan based on new reports on federal programs and new funding formulas. Chapter 6 on Curriculum, Standards and Testing has a new section on emerging trends in the curriculum.
PrefacePART I: Teachers and Students Chapter 1: Becoming a Teacher Teaching Career – Is It Right For You?Professionalism at the CrossroadsFrom Normal Schools to Board-Certified TeachersHow Teachers are Prepared TodayViews of Teacher EducationUrban Legends about TeachingAmerican Schools: Better Than We Think?We Like QuestionsThe Teachers, Schools and Society ReaderKey Terms and PeopleDiscussion Questions and ActivitiesChapter 2: Different Ways of Learning Learning StylesIs Gender a Learning Style?Gender and StereotypesWhat Does the Gender Debate Teach Us?Multiple IntelligencesInstructional Technology AssessmentThe Five MindsEmotional IntelligenceExceptional LearnersThe Gifted and TalentedSpecial EducationAssistive TechnologyThe Teachers, Schools, and Society ReaderKey Terms and PeopleDiscussion Questions and ActivitiesChapter 3: Teaching your Diverse StudentsStudent Diversity Failing at FairnessPutting a Price on RacismTheories of Why Some Groups Succeed and Others Do NotBilingual EducationBilingual Education ModelsThe Bilingual ControversyResearch on Bilingual EducationMulticultural EducationThe Multiculturalism DebateApproaches to Multicultural EducationCulturally Responsive TeachingStereotypesStereotype ThreatGeneralizationsToday’s ClassroomMeet Your Seventh-Grade ClassLindsey Maria Riley (Navajo)Marcus Griffin (African American)Ana Garcia (Mexican American)Kasem Pravat (Asian American from Thailand)Ariel Klein (Jewish American)Mary Goode (Rural White)Ibrahim Mouawad (Arab American)Carlos Martinez (Gay)Diversity AssetsTeaching SkillsWe Are OneThe Teachers, Schools, and Society ReaderKey Terms and PeopleDiscussion Questions and ActivitiesINTASC Reflective Activities and Your Portfolio: IntroductionINTASC Reflective Activities and Your Portfolio: Part IPART II: Schools and Curriculum Chapter 4: Student Life in School and at HomeRules, Rituals, and Routines“Come Right Up and Get Your New Books”: A Teacher’s Perspective“Come Right Up and Get Your New Books”: A Student’s PerspectiveDelay and Social DistractionWatching the ClockThe Teacher as GatekeeperThe Other Side of the TracksThe Power of Elementary Peer GroupsGuest of Column: Haunted by Racist AttitudesThe Adolescent SocietyMiddle School: A Gendered WorldHigh School: Lessons in Social StatusSocial Challenges Come to SchoolFamily PatternsWage Earners and ParentingLatchkey KidsDivorcevAmerica’s New FamiliesPovertyHidden America: Homeless FamiliesChildren: At Promise or At Risk?Dropping OutSexuality and Teenage PregnancySubstance AbuseYouth SuicideBullyingObesity and Eating Disorders The Teachers, Schools, and Society ReaderKey Terms and PeopleDiscussion Questions and ActivitiesChapter 5: Reforming America’s SchoolsWhat is the Purpose of School? Purpose 1: To Transmit Society’s Knowledge and Values (Passing the Cultural Baton) Purpose 2: Reconstructing Society (Schools as Tools for Change)Public Demand for Schools Where Do You Stand? A History of Educational Reform School Choice Charter Schools Vouchers Magnet Schools Open Enrollment Schools.com Schools for ProfitHome Schools Green Schools Full Service Schools Teachers, Students, and ReformThe Importance of Trust Students and School Reform What Makes a School Effective?Factor 1: Strong Leadership Factor 2: A Clear School Mission The Teachers, Schools, and Society ReaderKey Terms and PeopleDiscussion Questions and ActivitiesChapter 6: Curriculum, Standards, and Testing The Faculty RoomThe Visible CurriculumThe Two Rs in the Seventeenth CenturyEighteenth Century: Focus on Building a New NationA Secularized Curriculum for More Students in the Nineteenth CenturyProgressive Education in the First Half of the Twentieth CenturySputnik in Space and a More Demanding Curriculum, 1950s-1960sSocial Concern and Relevance, 1960s-1970sBack to Basics, Standards and Testing, 1980s-TodayThe Invisible CurriculumThe ExtracurriculumWho and What Shape the CurriculumTeachersParental and Community GroupsStudentsAdministratorsState GovernmentLocal GovernmentColleges and universitiesStandardized TestsEducation Commissions and CommitteesProfessional OrganizationsSpecial Interest GroupsPublishersFederal GovernmentThe Technology RevolutionWays Computers are used in the ClassroomThe Digital DivideThe Reign of the TextbookThe Standards MovementNo Child Left Behind: Tests and ProtestsTest Problems: Seven Reasons Why Standardized Tests Are Not WorkingAlternates to High-Stakes TestingTension PointsIntelligent Design versus EvolutionCensorship and the CurriculumCultural Literacy or Cultural Imperialism?The Saber-Tooth CurriculumNew Directions for the CurriculumEnduring Lessons: A Modest ProposalThe Teachers, Schools, and Society ReaderKey Terms and PeopleDiscussion Questions and ActivitiesINTASC Reflective Activities and Your Portfolio: Part IIPART III: Foundations Chapter 7: The History of American Education Christopher Lamb’s Colonial ClassroomColonial New England Education: God’s ClassroomsA New Nation Shapes EducationThe Common School MovementNative American Tribes: The History of MiseducationSpinsters, Bachelors, and Gender Barriers in TeachingThe Secondary School MovementJohn Dewey and Progressive EducationThe Federal GovernmentBlack Americans: The Struggle for a Chance to LearnHispanics: Growing School ImpactMexican AmericanPuerto RicansCuban AmericansAsian Americans and Pacific Islanders: The Magnitude of DiversityChinese AmericansFilipino AmericansAsian Indian AmericansJapanese AmericansSoutheast Asian AmericansArab Americans: Moving Beyond the StereotypesWomen and Education: A History of SexismHall of Fame: Profiles in EducationThe Teachers, Schools, and Society ReaderKey Terms and PeopleDiscussion Questions and ActivitiesChapter 8: Philosophy of Education Finding Your Philosophy of EducationInventory of Philosophies of EducationInterpreting Your ResponseFive Philosophies of EducationTeacher-Centered PhilosophiesEssentialismPerennialismStudent-Centered PhilosophiesProgressivismSocial ReconstructionismExistentialismCan Teachers Blend These Five PhilosophiesPsychological Influences on EducationConstructivismBehaviorismCultural Influences on EducationThe Three Legendary Figures of Classical Western PhilosophyBasic Philosophical Issues and ConceptsMetaphysics and EpitsemologyEthics, Political Philosophy, and Aesthetics LogicYour TurnThe Teachers, Schools, and Society ReaderKey Terms and PeopleDiscussion Questions and Activities Chapter 9: Financing and Governing America's Schools Follow the Money: Financing America’s SchoolsWhy Should Teachers Care Where the Money Comes From?The Property Tax: The Road to Unequal SchoolsReforming Education Finance From Robin Hood to AdequacyDoes Money Matter? States Finding the Money The Federal Government’s Role in Financing Education The Obama Bounce Schools, Children, and Commercialism Commercializing Childhood Brand Name Education: Should Schools Be Open for Business? What the Future May Hold for School Finance Accountability Choice Program The Economy’s Impact on School Budgets The Future of Federal Assistance to EducationLocal Fundraising Decaying Infrastructure Commercializing Children and SchoolsGoverning America’s SchoolsSchool Governance QuizThe Teachers, Schools, and Society ReaderKey Terms and PeopleDiscussion Questions and ActivitiesChapter 10: School Law and Ethics Classroom Law
