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This book seeks to better understand the intricate elements of
Chinese education compared to American education thus helping
educators and policy makers to craft win-win decisions in the
education encounter of the dragon and the eagle. Many educators are
pulling their hair trying to understand how to work well with new
Chinese immigrant students and their parents. To get the job done,
one has to go beyond the superficial language translation to
understanding the culture that shapes the base foundations of
learning and thinking.
What is tenure? It is a policy which gives teachers a permanent
contract ensuring them a guarantee of employment like for life.
Tenured teachers cannot be fired unless for just cause such as
gross misconduct, or incompetence. Proponents of teacher tenure say
that it is good. They argue that tenure prevents teachers from
being fired for inappropriate reasons; tenure protects teachers
from false accusations; tenure reduces teacher anxiety and allows
them to become even better educators; properly used, tenure creates
an environment where teachers are encouraged to improve; and lastly
tenure protects good but veteran teachers from being fired for
being too expensive. Opponents of teacher tenure say that it is
bad. They argue that tenured teachers if they are ineffective are
often extremely difficult to dismiss; dismissing tenured teachers
takes a long time and is often extremely expensive; almost every
k-12 teacher receives tenure whether they have earned it or not;
and last but not least teacher tenure leads to complacency. The
purpose of the book is not to further debate the pros and cons of
teacher tenure. Rather it examines the critical elements to better
prepare teachers for the tenure application and the tenure decision
makers to make better informed evaluation. Teacher Tenure: An
Analysis of the Critical Elements begins with an unlikely
introduction of a story that uses rhetorical comparison of the shoe
experience to connote the wisdom of the teacher tenure process.
What is tenure? It is a policy which gives teachers a permanent
contract ensuring them a guarantee of employment like for life.
Tenured teachers cannot be fired unless for just cause such as
gross misconduct, or incompetence. Proponents of teacher tenure say
that it is good. They argue that tenure prevents teachers from
being fired for inappropriate reasons; tenure protects teachers
from false accusations; tenure reduces teacher anxiety and allows
them to become even better educators; properly used, tenure creates
an environment where teachers are encouraged to improve; and lastly
tenure protects good but veteran teachers from being fired for
being too expensive. Opponents of teacher tenure say that it is
bad. They argue that tenured teachers if they are ineffective are
often extremely difficult to dismiss; dismissing tenured teachers
takes a long time and is often extremely expensive; almost every
k-12 teacher receives tenure whether they have earned it or not;
and last but not least teacher tenure leads to complacency. The
purpose of the book is not to further debate the pros and cons of
teacher tenure. Rather it examines the critical elements to better
prepare teachers for the tenure application and the tenure decision
makers to make better informed evaluation. Teacher Tenure: An
Analysis of the Critical Elements begins with an unlikely
introduction of a story that uses rhetorical comparison of the shoe
experience to connote the wisdom of the teacher tenure process.
Public education has been criticized for under-achieving schools
and one key phrase for long-term school success is school
leadership. Taken comprehensively, leadership emphasizes the
importance of where the leader stands at times of decision,
challenge, and conflict. The Art of War, written by Sun Tzu, a
Chinese military strategist more than 2500 years ago, represents a
very complex work of philosophy and military strategy. A good part
of the work describes the pivotal role of a leader and his
understanding and application of the winning factors. The Art of
War application to education is about solving (i.e. fighting)
problems (i.e. the enemy) to improve student and school success.
The Art of War describes the significance of a leader and his
knowledge and prudent application of the strategies. At the core of
theses strategies is the non-negotiable moral purpose of the leader
to be reinforced by other fine qualities as wisdom, commitment,
discipline, and courage. Readers will be amazed and rewarded by
finding the relevance and practicality of this ancient Eastern
philosophy.
Look no further if you are new to a teaching career in higher
education regardless of whether you are doing it full- or
part-time. The passion to share your wealth of knowledge and skills
is a good beginning. However, you need to know the higher education
environment from the classroom to the office of the administration
well enough to thrive. If you are not new to instruction in higher
education, this book can help you to look at rewards and challenges
ahead. If you are a college administrator the book can help you to
tool and retool your faculty for more effective instruction brining
about better student learning achievement. Regardless of your
college role it is important to remember that the vitality and
credibility of the institution is defined by the excellence of the
professors that they employed.
The challenge of proper school finance goes beyond having a
balanced budget to finding strategies that maximize money to
improve schools and equalize student achievement. School finance
deals with how money works to support school operations and answer
rigorous accountability such as the No Child Left Behind mandate.
This book paints a comprehensive picture of school finance to
illuminate issues with the current system and suggest ways to
improve that system.
Public education has been criticized for under-achieving schools
and one key phrase for long-term school success is school
leadership. Taken comprehensively, leadership emphasizes the
importance of where the leader stands at times of decision,
challenge, and conflict. The Art of War, written by Sun Tzu, a
Chinese military strategist more than 2500 years ago, represents a
very complex work of philosophy and military strategy. A good part
of the work describes the pivotal role of a leader and his
understanding and application of the winning factors. The Art of
War application to education is about solving (i.e. fighting)
problems (i.e. the enemy) to improve student and school success.
The Art of War describes the significance of a leader and his
knowledge and prudent application of the strategies. At the core of
theses strategies is the non-negotiable moral purpose of the leader
to be reinforced by other fine qualities as wisdom, commitment,
discipline, and courage. Readers will be amazed and rewarded by
finding the relevance and practicality of this ancient Eastern
philosophy.
Education reforms such as A Nation at Risk and Goals 2000 have come
and gone. However, we can be confident that the goal of student
improvement shall not pass if the core mission is student learning.
The true mission of learning has prompted educators to ponder the
following questions: How do we need each student to behave? How do
we know when each student has behaved properly? How do we respond
when students misbehave? Standards of behavior such as attendance,
discipline, homework, and academic learning are the answering
points for the first question with connections to school policy and
curriculum. The question of 'how do we know?' is answered by
assessment with relevant data support. Decisions to adjust student
behaviors or to modify a school program are based on thorough data
analysis and interpretation. What is the evidence that a student is
not learning? A teacher is not effective? A school program is not
serving the needs of students? The evidence can be addressed by
information from a student record book; a teacher performance
summary; a program survey or other data based reports. This book
uses a unique blend of quantitative and qualitative strategies to
tackle challenges in both student and school improvement and should
be of interest to all educators.
Look no further if you are new to a teaching career in higher
education regardless whether you are doing it full or part time.
Your passion to share your wealth of knowledge and skills is a good
beginning. However, you need to know the higher education
environment from the classroom to the office of the administration
well enough to thrive. If you are not new to instruction in higher
education this book can help you to look at rewards and challenges
ahead. If you are a college administrator the book can help you to
tool and retool your faculty for more effective instruction brining
about better student learning achievement. Regardless of your
college role it is important to remember that the vitality and
credibility of the institution is defined by the excellence of the
professors that they employed.
In a recent international comparative study, the United States
public schools did not fare well with the rest of the world. To the
disappointment of many, the No Child Left Behind law did little to
improve student achievement. Nevertheless, a small pocket of
poverty schools worked against the odds of limited resources and
performed to new heights of academic excellence. These
high-poverty, high-performing schools were studied to identify the
common trends and to reveal their secrets of success. The secrets
include a unique combination of leadership, curriculum,
instruction, assessment, and evaluation. Can the high-poverty,
high-performing schools be the success model of our next generation
schools? As concerned citizens and stakeholders of education, we
need to find out how our country can get back on track to become an
educational leader again so we may compete in the fierce global
economy.
This book seeks to better understand the intricate elements of
Chinese education compared to American education thus helping
educators and policy makers to craft win-win decisions in the
education encounter of the dragon and the eagle. Many educators are
pulling their hair trying to understand how to work well with new
Chinese immigrant students and their parents. To get the job done,
one has to go beyond the superficial language translation to
understanding the culture that shapes the base foundations of
learning and thinking.
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