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The lives and contributions of eight female educators who influenced modern American schools are described, as well as the historical context in which the women lived and worked. These women challenged the male establishment, broke barriers, and utilized techniques heralded today as radical reforms, such as teacher facilitation, student initiative, active learning, meaning construction, and practical applications of knowledge. They stressed open-ended research, creativity, and the integration of subject matter, and they promoted critical thinking, peer cooperation, and shared teacher/student decision-making. The women's methods were radical in their own day, and in many ways still are. The female reformers described in this book opened the doors of education to the larger public, often working with people excluded from traditional institutions, including females, the very young, the mentally disabled, immigrants of all ages, homemakers, and African-American youth. Without government subsidy, most of these educators had to work with meager resources and constantly raise money for their schools and other projects by giving speeches, writing books and articles, soliciting wealthy donors, and even organizing bazaars and bake sales. With enormous confidence in the worth of their endeavors, they persevered despite many hardships and gave their entire lives to creating new educational and career opportunities.
In the past several years, hundreds of challenges a year to books
used in public schools have been reported across the nation. Most
of these have come from the Religious Right. This book confronts
the attacks on public education and commonly used literature books
by challenging the religious assumptions, the biblical
interpretations, and the intimidation tactics of the Religious
Right. Part I counters the claims of these censors by presenting
opposing views on democracy, secular humanism, religion, the Bible,
morality, and the purposes of literature. In Part II, six books
frequently taught in high school classes are analyzed. Edwards
shows why they have been challenged by the Religious Right, and
presents a case for their moral and religious virtues as well as
their literary worth. The book differs from other anti-censorship
works because it deals primarily and directly with the religious
and moral aspects that educators often tend to avoid. This book
offers teachers and school administrators scholarly conterarguments
that can help confront with literature challenges from the
Religious Right.
In the past several years, hundreds of challenges a year to books used in public schools have been reported across the nation. Most of these have come from the Religious Right. This book confronts the attacks on public education and commonly used literature books by challenging the religious assumptions, the biblical interpretations, and the intimidation tactics of the Religious Right. Part I counters the claims of these censors by presenting opposing views on democracy, secular humanism, religion, the Bible, morality, and the purposes of literature. In Part II, six books frequently taught in high school classes are analyzed. Edwards shows why they have been challenged by the Religious Right, and presents a case for their moral and religious virtues as well as their literary worth. The book differs from other anti-censorship works because it deals primarily and directly with the religious and moral aspects that educators often tend to avoid. This book offers teachers and school administrators scholarly conterarguments that can help confront with literature challenges from the Religious Right.
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