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Education's Flashpoints

Upside Down or Set-Up to Fail

von: Jim Dueck
36,99 €
Verlag:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	05.12.2014
ISBN/EAN:	9781475813180
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	242

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Titelbeschreibung

The body of the text proceeds to identify and explain many flashpoints which are current in a world of education where students’ best interests are hampered by teachers’ self-interests. Whenever an issue emerges in education and is analyzed in the context of what is best for students or teachers, teacher unions naturally pursue benefit for their members. This does not demean their effort; rather, it explains their intentions, and making their objectives transparent is a recurring theme throughout the book. 
 

 
Dueck demonstrates that politicians are a core part of the problem because of their predilection for siding with power structures in society, namely unions and teachers rather than the clients of their services. Their thirst for votes from teachers’ unions, which represent one of the largest special interest groups within our communities, is not only a contributing factor in causing but also ameliorating these flashpoints. Underlying this thirst for electoral support is the reality that students cannot vote and do not have capacity for discerning how these complex educational issues impact them.

Titelkurzbeschreibung

Dueck demonstrates that politicians are a core part of the education system’s problem because of their predilection for siding with power structures in society, namely unions and teachers rather than the clients of their services—the students.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

CONTENTS Preface Introduction
 
<ol start="1">
<li>A Blissful Past Disrupted</li>
<li>“Holster” Your Anger</li>
<li>Accountability: Investment or Expense?</li>
<li>Class Size: Working or Learning Condition?</li>
<li>Paying Teachers for the Wrong Things</li>
<li>Students Are More Accountable Than Educators</li>
<li>Trust or Accountability</li>
<li>Teacher Gender and Fairness to Boys</li>
<li>Why is Tenure Such a Villain?</li>
<li> “Continuous Pass” and “All Pass” are Unwelcome Twins</li>
<li>Democratizing Education</li>
<li>Striking is Wrongheaded</li>
<li>School Boards Misplaced Priorities</li>
<li>Coaches Should Not Evaluate</li>
<li>What Gets Measured Gets Taught</li>
<li>The Unfairness of Prolonged Summer Vacations</li>
<li>The Pain of the Twelve Month Window</li>
<li>Measuring Leadership</li>
<li>Going from Upside-down to Right-way Up</li>
</ol>

Leserinfo

The body of the text proceeds to identify and explain many flashpoints which are current in a world of education where students’ best interests are hampered by teachers’ self-interests. Whenever an issue emerges in education and is analyzed in the context of what is best for students or teachers, teacher unions naturally pursue benefit for their members. This does not demean their effort; rather, it explains their intentions, and making their objectives transparent is a recurring theme throughout the book.

Autorenportrait

Jim Dueck’s experience in education spans more than 35 years. Beginning as a teacher at West Dover Elementary School in Calgary in 1970, Jim soon stepped into the role of principal and then served for 13 years in district administration in British Columbia eventually becoming superintendent of Abbotsford, and later Nanaimo Ladysmith School Divisions. While working, Jim continued his post secondary studies, obtaining Baccalaureate and Masters degrees in education from the University of Calgary and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Brigham Young University.