Rethinking Schools: An Agenda for Change - Softcover

Lowe, Robert; Peterson, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565842154 ISBN 13: 9781565842151

Publisher: The New Press, 1995

Synopsis

Rethinking Schools includes sections on rethinking language arts and social studies curricula, testing and tracking, national education policy, antibias and multicultural education, and building school communities. These articles are practical essays by classroom teachers as well as educators such as Henry Louis Gates Jr., Bill Bigelow, Lisa D. Delpit, and Howard Zinn. Resource lists of relevant books, videos, organizations, and materials on each topic make this a powerful tool for implementing successful school reform.

About this title

About the Author:

David Levine is a former high school English teacher. He is currently enrolled at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in the Education Policy Studies graduate program.

Robert Lowe is associate professor of education at the National-Louis University, Evanston, Illinois.

Bob Peterson is an elementary school teacher at La Escuela Rratney in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Rita Tenorio is a bilingual teacher at La Escuela Fratney in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

From Booklist:

In 1986, a group of Milwaukee-area teachers, frustrated with the pace of education reform, created the quarterly journal Rethinking Schools. Since its inception, the journal has gained a reputation for insightful writing about some of the most controversial issues in contemporary education. A mix of thought-provoking essays, interviews, and practical suggestions culled from the journal, this book addresses the most pressing concerns of reformers in five different subject areas: "Multiculturalism and Antibias Education," "Rethinking the Curriculum," "Testing and Tracking," "National Policy Concerns," and "Teachers, Students and Parents." In addition to providing sound advice for dealing with these issues on a day-to-day basis, the book also includes resource and material lists in each chapter. The contributors range from national education reform figures and activists to current classroom teachers. Their refreshing and accessible writing not only advocates reform but also demands public accountability. An intelligent, thoughtful work, this compilation takes a small but profound step toward liberating the public school system from the dreary, ineffective mandates that have ruled the education field for decades. Kathleen Hughes

About this edition

• Publisher: The New Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1565842154
• ISBN 13: 9781565842151
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Levine David, Tenorio Rita