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9780465036585 English 0465036589 A passionate plea to preserve and renew public education, "The Death and Life of the Great American School System" is a radical change of heart from one of America s best-known education experts. Diane Ravitch former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated. Drawing on over forty years of research and experience, Ravitch critiques today s most popular ideas for restructuring schools, including privatization, standardized testing, punitive accountability, and the feckless multiplication of charter schools. She shows conclusively why the business model is not an appropriate way to improve schools. Using examples from major cities like New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, and San Diego, Ravitch makes the case that public education today is in peril. Ravitch includes clear prescriptions for improving America s schools: leave decisions about schools to educators, not politicians or businessmen devise a truly national curriculum that sets out what children in every grade should be "learning" expect charter schools to educate the kids who need help the most, not to compete with public schools pay teachers a fair wage for their work, not merit pay based on deeply flawed and unreliable test scores encourage family involvement in education from an early age "The Death and Life of the Great American School System" is more than just an analysis of the state of play of the American education system. It is a must-read for any stakeholder in the future of American schooling.", In The Death and Life of the Great American School System, Diane Ravitch-the nation's leading historian of American education-examines her career in education and repudiates positions she once staunchly advocated. In this major revision of the original publication, Ravitch renounces her belief in national standards and a national curriculum. Drawing on over forty years of research and experience, Ravitch critiques today's most popular ideas for restructuring schools, including privatization, the Common Core, standardized testing, the replacement of teachers by technology, charter schools, and vouchers. Ravitch includes clear prescriptions for improving America's schools: invest in well-resourced and equitable public schools, provide high-quality preschool education, leave decisions about schools to educators, address the root causes of poor academic performance, require charter schools to educate the kids who need the most help, prohibit for-profit public schools, raise standards for new teachers, and encourage family involvement in education from in early age. The Death and Life of the Great American School System is more than just an analysis of the current state of American education, it is a must-read for any stakeholder in the future of American schooling. Book jacket.
9780465036585 English 0465036589 A passionate plea to preserve and renew public education, "The Death and Life of the Great American School System" is a radical change of heart from one of America s best-known education experts. Diane Ravitch former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated. Drawing on over forty years of research and experience, Ravitch critiques today s most popular ideas for restructuring schools, including privatization, standardized testing, punitive accountability, and the feckless multiplication of charter schools. She shows conclusively why the business model is not an appropriate way to improve schools. Using examples from major cities like New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, and San Diego, Ravitch makes the case that public education today is in peril. Ravitch includes clear prescriptions for improving America s schools: leave decisions about schools to educators, not politicians or businessmen devise a truly national curriculum that sets out what children in every grade should be "learning" expect charter schools to educate the kids who need help the most, not to compete with public schools pay teachers a fair wage for their work, not merit pay based on deeply flawed and unreliable test scores encourage family involvement in education from an early age "The Death and Life of the Great American School System" is more than just an analysis of the state of play of the American education system. It is a must-read for any stakeholder in the future of American schooling.", In The Death and Life of the Great American School System, Diane Ravitch-the nation's leading historian of American education-examines her career in education and repudiates positions she once staunchly advocated. In this major revision of the original publication, Ravitch renounces her belief in national standards and a national curriculum. Drawing on over forty years of research and experience, Ravitch critiques today's most popular ideas for restructuring schools, including privatization, the Common Core, standardized testing, the replacement of teachers by technology, charter schools, and vouchers. Ravitch includes clear prescriptions for improving America's schools: invest in well-resourced and equitable public schools, provide high-quality preschool education, leave decisions about schools to educators, address the root causes of poor academic performance, require charter schools to educate the kids who need the most help, prohibit for-profit public schools, raise standards for new teachers, and encourage family involvement in education from in early age. The Death and Life of the Great American School System is more than just an analysis of the current state of American education, it is a must-read for any stakeholder in the future of American schooling. Book jacket.