Remaking Our Schools for the Twenty-First Century |
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Author:
| Arnold, Robert |
ISBN: | 978-0-9839121-7-0 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
Publisher: | Authors & Artists Publishers of New York, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Ithaca Press |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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If you are a teacher, a parent, a grandparent, or just another taxpayer, and you think the future of our country rests in a large part in the hands of our educational systems, and you expect the schools to play a key role in raising our youth to become competent, responsible citizens, then you need to find out why that is not happening. Remaking Our Schools for the Twenty First Century written by Robert L. Arnold, Professor of Education, Emeritus, provides an in-depth analysis of these...
More DescriptionIf you are a teacher, a parent, a grandparent, or just another taxpayer, and you think the future of our country rests in a large part in the hands of our educational systems, and you expect the schools to play a key role in raising our youth to become competent, responsible citizens, then you need to find out why that is not happening. Remaking Our Schools for the Twenty First Century written by Robert L. Arnold, Professor of Education, Emeritus, provides an in-depth analysis of these problems in our public schools.Teachers are sick and tired of being forced to adopt and use irrelevant materials and developmentally inappropriate procedures along with a standardized testing program that makes no sense. They want our youth to be excited about learning and ideas. They need to know how drug abuse, bullying, and other serious problems are related to the disconnected and irrelevant school experiences being imposed on their students in the name of raising standards.Our public schools need to develop far greater competency in general education and problem solving skills in all students. Our democracy cannot be sustained much longer if upcoming generations continue to exhibit deficiencies in these areas.Standardization is not the answer to problems. The mass production and sale of a common core set of educational books, tests, and worksheets is required for corporate conglomerates to make huge profits on the backs of our students. Standardization is part of the problem, not part of the solution.