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Political Will and Improving Public Schools
Daniel Heller
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Description for Political Will and Improving Public Schools
Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
Number of Pages
122
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781475805468
SKU
V9781475805468
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99-15
About Daniel Heller
Daniel Heller has been an educator since 1975.Besides teaching, Dan has served as a department head, director of professional development, principal, and curriculum coordinator. He has presented on educational topics throughout the United States and in Canada and China. His other books include Teachers Wanted: Attracting and Retaining Good Teachers (2004), Curriculum on the Edge of Survival: How Schools Fail ... Read more
Reviews for Political Will and Improving Public Schools
What do woodstoves and ancient Eastern philosophy have to do with public schools and with treating our educational system’s weaknesses? Political Will and Improving Public Schools: Seven Reflections for Americans to Consider is a provocative critique and insightful assessment of the entirety of our current public school system, but also provides such practical and commonsense remedies that one has to ask ... Read more