Jay P. Greene

Education Myths (eBook, ePUB)

What Special Interest Groups Want You to Believe About Our Schools--And Why It Isn't So

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Produktbeschreibung

How can we fix America's floundering public schools? Conventional wisdom says that schools and teachers need a lot more money, that poor and immigrant children can't do as well as most American kids, that high-stakes tests just produce teaching to the test, and that vouchers do little to help students while undermining our democracy. But what if the conventional wisdom is wrong? Jay Greene provocatively shows that much of what people believe about education policy is little more than a series of myths advanced by the special interest groups dominating public education.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. August 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780742577879
• Artikelnr.: 38226333

Autorenporträt

By Jay P. Greene

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Foreword Part 2 Introduction Part 3 Part I: Resources Chapter 4 The
Money Myth-"Schools perform poorly because they need more money." Chapter 5
The Special Ed Myth-"Special education programs burden public schools,
hindering their academic performance." Chapter 6 The Myth of
Helplessness-"Social problems like poverty cause students to fail; schools
are helpless to prevent it." Chapter 7 The Class Size Myth-"Schools should
reduce class sizes; small classes would produce big improvements." Chapter
8 The Certification Myth-"Certified or more experienced teachers are
substantially more effective." Chapter 9 The Teacher Pay Myth-"Teachers are
badly underpaid." Part 10 Part II: Outcomes Chapter 11 The Myth of
Decline-"Schools are performing much worse than they used to." Chapter 12
The Graduation Myth-"Nearly all students graduate from high school."
Chapter 13 The College Access Myth-"Nonacademic barriers prevent a lot of
minority students from attending college." Part 14 Part III: Accountability
Chapter 15 The High Stakes Myth-"The results of high-stakes tests are not
credible because they're distorted by cheating and teaching to the test.
Chapter 16 The Push-Out Myth-"Exit exams cause more students to drop out of
high school." Chapter 17 The Accountability Burden Myth-"Accountability
systems impose large financial burdens on schools." Part 18 Part IV: Choice
Chapter 19 The Inconclusive Research Myth-"The evidence on the
effectiveness of vouchers is mixed and inconclusive." Chapter 20 The Exeter
Myth-"Private schools have higher test scores because they have more money
and recruit high-performing students while expelling low-performing
students." Chapter 21 The Draining Myth-"School choice harms public
schools." Chapter 22 The Disabled Need Not Apply Myth-"Private schools
won't serve disabled students." Chapter 23 The Democratic Values
Myth-"Private schools are less effective at promoting tolerance and civic
participation." Chapter 24 The Segregation Myth-"Private schools are more
racially segregated than public schools." Part 25 Conclusion Part 26
Afterword