These Schools Belong to You and Me: Why We Can't Afford to Abandon Our Public Schools
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (543 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01N9G9EUF |
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| Number of Pages | : | 497 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Rather, if our schools are to play a role in bolstering our democracy, then we must always remain clear about how to do this and why it is essential. “It is fitting that a chapter in this inspiring book is titled ‘Falling for Democracy,’ for Deborah Meier and Emily Gasoi have written an intimate and heartfelt love letter to public education. This book will be a poignant wake-up call to those who have forgotten.”—Pedro A. In this important new book, Meier and her coauthor, Emily Gasoi, remind us that democratic practice and progressive education cannot be li
A challenge to narrow, profit-driven conceptions of school success and an argument for protecting public education to ensure that all students become competent citizens in a vibrant democracy MacArthur award–winning educator, reformer, and author Deborah Meier draws on her fifty-plus years of experience in education to argue that the purpose of universal education is to provide young people with an “apprenticeship for citizenship in a democracy.” Through an intergenerational exchange with her former colleague and fellow educator Emily Gasoi, the coauthors share their experiences working in democratically governed schools and analyze the last several decades of education reform. Reflecting o
Emily Gasoi has gained experience in her long career in education as a classroom teacher, curriculum and assessment developer, researcher, program evaluation specialist, new teacher mentor, and adjunct professor. . She also helped found the Coalition of Essential Schools in the 1980s, under the leadership of Ted Sizer. In 1987, she receive