Making a Difference in the Classroom: The Reality and Truth of Teaching in Schools Today - Hardcover

Brown, Charlese

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1610485513 ISBN 13: 9781610485517

Publisher: R&L Education, 2012

Synopsis

Making a Difference in the Classroom: The Reality and Truth of Teaching in Schools Today makes the case that our schools will continue to struggle until we take an honest approach to what we know works in the classroom. This book is a frank discussion about what teachers face and what teacher candidates should know before they enter the classroom. Until we implement an honest approach to our education challenges, our students will continue to fail. Teacher candidates consistently fulfill graduation requirements. Yet, they fail our students. This book provides a refreshing viewpoint as decision-makers hold conversations about changes in methodologies, in pedagogy, and in standard practices of teaching. Making a Difference in the Classroom discusses possible solutions that would evaluate college students to determine if they have what it takes to pursue teaching. It discusses a fundamental scientific flaw of using past data to analyze a fluid system (students) and using the results to extrapolate information for future predictions. With that in mind, it becomes imperative that we move hastily toward viable solutions.

About this title

About the Author:

Charlese E. Brown, a New Orleans native and a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana,
has been teaching for over 20 years.

Review:

You may not agree with everything stated in Making a Difference in the Classroom: The Reality and Truth of Teaching in Schools Today, but once you begin reading it you will not stop until you have finished. Charlese Brown speaks straight forward to individuals thinking about teaching as a career choice. She discusses challenges and possible solutions. This book can be used as an introduction to teaching text for potential teachers. (Rosalind Pijeaux Hale, Ed.D., Professor, Chair and NCATE Coordinator, Division of Education, Xavier University of Louisiana)

At times frustrating and other times inspiring, this book provides practical advice and insight for teachers new to the profession and current teachers who are thinking seriously about what they are doing and why in the classroom. (H. Richard Milner IV, Cornelius Vanderbilt Endowed Chair of Education, Vanderbilt University, Author, Rac(e)ing to Class)

About this edition

• Publisher: R&L Education
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1610485513
• ISBN 13: 9781610485517
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 98