Political Will and Improving Public Schools - Seven Reflections for Americans to Consider (Hardcover)

The essays in this book deal with situations or issues in public education which we need to address. While some of these situations seem clear and almost obvious, making the necessary changes and admitting the truth to ourselves is not necessarily going to happen easily. The suggestions for education made here will require that Americans admit certain flaws in the system, some of which involve their own actions and attitudes. They will also have to be willing to make sacrifices for the larger good, such as allowing shifts in power and control. In other words, these changes will require political will, patience, and dedication if they are to be successful. There are many ideas for fixing our schools. They all demand a kind of faith, a promise to withhold judgment for a while until the new strategies are fully tested to decide whether or not they are effective. People can be impatient, wanting instant answers. They can also want assurance of success before every agreeing to allow a change to happen. These attitudes block experimentation and the attempt at change and improvement. Everyone will have to sacrifice, to take a risk, if we are to make real changes in the education system. All constituencies (students, teachers, administrators, parents, community members, institutions of higher education, teacher preparation programs, and unions) should be at the table. What they should be working toward is not their individual agendas or preservation, but the delivery of the best education possible to our youth.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2014
First published:	July 2014
Authors:	Daniel Heller
Dimensions:	236 x 166 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	122
ISBN-13:	978-1-4758-0546-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4758-0546-2
Barcode:	9781475805468

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