Reclaiming the Teaching Profession gives educators (especially
teachers and future teachers) and their allies a clear overview of the
massive effort to dismantle public education in the United States,
which includes a direct attack on teachers. The book details, and
provides a systematic critique of, the shaky assumptions at the
foundation of the market-based reform initiatives that dominate the
contemporary education scene. It names and exposes the motives and
methods of the powerful philanthropists, politicians, business moguls,
and education entrepreneurs who are behind the reform movement. It
provides counter narratives that public school advocates can use to
talk back to those who would destroy the teaching profession and
public education. It includes examples of successful acts of
resistance and identifies resources for challenging reformers’ taken
for granted primacy in the education debate. It concludes with
strategies educators can use to “speak truth to power,” reclaim
their professional status, and reshape the education landscape in ways
that serve all of America’s children and preserve our democracy.
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ISBN
9781475810325
Publisert
2015
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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