Synopses & Reviews
Follows veteran teacher James Nehring deep inside the workings of one school to offer an insider's perspective of what happens when research-driven models of school reform meet up with the messy, human reality of school. Nehring is a high school teacher, reporting from the front lines. Writing in a very personal, often funny, and uniquely down-to-earth style, Nehring follows the lives of teachers, students, and administrators as they try to implement change and break through institutional barriers.
Table of Contents
1. Who's Accountable Here Anyway?
2. It's a Great Plan, But It'll Never Work
3. If You Stand Up, You Will Get Shot
4. No More Gurus
5. The Team Thing Debacle
6. Bring on the Revolution
7. Signing Out
8. What I Did on My Summer Vacation