Synopses & Reviews
Combining the brevity of a streamlined Introduction to Education text with the support package of a much more expensive book, the brief edition of Teachers, Schools, and Society encourages experienced instructors to explore their own creativity while ensuring that newer faculty can teach the course with confidence. David Sadkers and Karen Zittlemans lively writing style captures the joys and challenges of teaching. The text stresses the importance of fairness and justice in school and society, focuses on the most crucial topic areas, and integrates the most current issues in education. In addition, the wealth of activities included--from online video observations to portfolio-building exercises--offers a broad range of ways to introduce students to the teaching profession.
About the Author
Karen R. Zittleman came to American University as a graduate student, worked with Dr. Sadker on gender equity research, then began researching teacher education issues, and now has graduated to co-author of this text. Karen brings both energy and insights to this textbook. Karen attended the University of Wisconsin for her bachelors degree, and American University for her masters and doctorate. She teaches at American Universitys School of Education, and has been a virtual teacher for several courses offered online through the Womens Educational Equity Act. Her articles about gender, Title IX, and teacher education appear in the Journal of Teacher Education, Educational Leadership, Phi Delta Kappan, Principal and other professional journals. She is a contributing author to Teaching and Gender Equity: Foundations, Skills, Methods and Strategies (Lawrence Erlbaum publishers), and has created several equity websites. Karen has also authored Making Public Schools Great for Every Girl and Boy, an instructional guide on promoting equity in math and science instruction (National Educational Association), and educational film guides for A Hero for Daisy and Apple Pie: Raising Champions. She is project manager for Myra Sadker Advocates. Karens research interests have focused on educational equity, foundations of education, teacher preparation, and spirituality in education.
Table of Contents
PART I: TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
Chapter 1: The Teaching Profession and You
Do Teachers Like Teaching?
Professionalism at the Crossroads
From Normal Schools to Board-Certified Teachers
How Teachers are Prepared Today
Views of Teacher Education
On Urban Legends about Teaching…
Educational Associations
The NEA and AFT
Professional Associations and Resources
Southwest Airlines and Teaching
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Chapter 2: Diverse Learners
Different Ways of Learning
Multiple Intelligences
Instructional Technology
Assessment
Emotional Intelligence
Cultural Diversity
Teaching Them All
Culture and Education 101
Multicultural Education
Bilingual Education
Exceptional Learners
The Gifted and Talented
Special Education
Assistive Technology
Technology and Equity
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Chapter 3: Student Life in School and at Home
Rules, Rituals, and Routines "Come Right Up and Get Your New Books": A Teacher's Perspective
"Come Right Up and Get Your New Books": A Student's Perspective
Delay and Social Distraction
Watching the Clock
The Teacher as Gatekeeper
The Other Side of the Tracks
The Power of Elementary Peer Groups
Guest Column: Huanted by Racist Attitudes
High School's Adolescent Society
Our Children, Your Students
Family Patterns
Wage Earners and Parenting
Divorce
America's New Families
Latchkey Kids
Hidden America: Homeless Families
Children: At Promise or At Risk?
Dropping Out
Sexuality and Teenage Pregnancy
AIDS: HIV Comes to School
Substance Abuse: Drinking, Drugs, and Smoking
Youth Suicide
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered: Our Invisible Students
Bullying
The Affective Side of School Reform
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INTASC RAP - INTRODUCTION
INTASC RAP – PART I
PART II FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 4: The History of American Education
Christopher Lamb's Colonial Classroom
Colonial New England Education: God's Classrooms
A New Nation Shapes Education
The Common School Movement
Spinsters, Bachelors, and Gender Barriers in Teaching
The Secondary School Movement
School Reform Efforts
John Dewey and Progressive Education
The Federal Government
The World We Created at Hamilton High: A Schoolography
A Super School (If You're on the Right Side of the Tracks), 1953–1965
Social Unrest Comes to School, 1966–1971
The Students' Turn, 1972–1979
New Students, Old School, 1980–1985
Hall of Fame: Profiles in Education
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Chapter 5: The Struggle for Educational Opportunity
Educational Opportunity for All
Native American Tribes: The History of Miseducation
Black Americans: The Struggle for a Chance to Learn
Hispanics: Growing School Impact
Mexican Americans
Puerto Ricans
Cuban Americans
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: The Magnitude of Diversity
Chinese Americans
Filipino Americans
Asian Indian Americans
Japanese Americans
Southeast Asian Americans
Arab Americans: Moving Beyond the Stereotype
Women and Education: A History of Sexism
The Impact of Title IX
Are Equity and Excellence Compatible?: Classroom Strategies for Teaching Diverse Learners
American Schools: Better than We Think?
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Chapter 6: Philosophy of Education
Finding Your Philosophy of Education
Inventory of Philosophies of Education
Interpreting Your Responses
Five Philosophies of Education
Teacher-Centered Philosophies
Essentialism
Perennialism
Student-Centered Philosophies
Progressivism
Social Reconstructionism
Existentialism
Psychological Influences on Education
Constructivism
Behaviorism
Cultural Influences on Education
The Three Legendary Figures of Classical Western Philosophy
Basic Philosophical Issues and Concepts
Metaphysics and Epistemology Ethics, Political Philosophy, and Aesthetics
Logic
Your Turn
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Chapter 7: Financing and Governing America's Schools
Follow the Money: Financing America's Schools
Why Should Teachers Care Where the Money Comes from?
The Property Tax: The Road to Unequal Schools
Reforming Education Finance
Robin Hood's New Arrow: Adequacy
Does Money Matter?
States Finding the Money
The Federal Government's Role in Financing Education
What the Future May Hold for School Finance
Accountability
Choice Programs
The Economy's Impact on School Budgets
Local Fundraising
Decaying Infrastructure
Governing America's Schools
School Governance Quiz
The Legal Control of Schools
From an Idea to a Reality
State Influence Grows as School Boards Come under Fire
The School Superintendent and Principal
Covert Power in Schools
Business and Schools
Making Schools More Responsive
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Chapter 8: School Law and Ethics
Classroom Law
What Is Your Rights Quotient?
I. Teachers' Rights and Responsibilities
II. Students' Rights and Responsibilities
Teaching and Ethics
Moral Education: Programs That Teach Right from Wrong
Character Education
Classrooms That Explore Ethical Issues
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INTASC RAP – PART II
PART III SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS
Chapter 9: Schools: Choices and Challenges
A Meeting Here Tonight
The Purposes of School
Purpose 1: To Transmit Society's Knowledge and Values (Passing the Cultural Baton)
Purpose 2: Reconstructing Society (Schools as Tools for Change)
Public Demands for Schools Where Do You Stand?
Education Reform
Beyond the Neighborhood Public School
The Choice Concept
Magnet Schools
Open Enrollment
Vouchers
Charter Schools
Schools.com
EMOs (Educational Maintenance Organizations): Schools for Profit
Brand Name Education: Should Schools Be "Open" for Business?
Home Schools, Home Teachers
What Makes a School Effective?
Factor 1: Strong Leadership
Factor 2: A Clear School Mission
Factor 3: A Safe and Orderly Climate
Factor 4: Monitoring Student Progress
Factor 5: High Expectations
A Note of Caution on Effective Schools Research
Beyond Five Factors
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Chapter 10: Curriculum, Standards and Testing
The Faculty Room
The Visible Curriculum
The Two Rs in the Seventeenth Century
Eighteenth Century: Focus on Building a New Nation
A Secularized Curriculum for Students in the Nineteenth Century
Progressive Education in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
Sputnik in Space and a More Involving Curriculum, 1950s-1960s
Social Concern and Relevance, 1960s-1970s
Back to Basics, Standards and Testing, 1980s-Today
The Invisible Curriculum
The Extracurriculum
Who and What Shape the Curriculum?
Teachers
Parental and Community Groups
Students
Administrators
State Government
Local Government
Colleges and Universities
Standardized Tests
Education Commissions and Committees
Professional Organizations
Special Interest Groups
Publishers
Federal Government
The Technology Revolution
The Reign of the Textbook
The Standards Movement
No Child Left Behind: Tests and Protests
Test Problems: Seven Reasons Why Standardized Tests are Not Working
Alternatives to High-Stakes Testing
Tension Points
Intelligent Design versus Evolution
Censorship and the Curriculum
Cultural Literacy or Cultural Imperialism?
The Saber-Tooth Curriculum
New Directions for the Curriculum
Enduring Lessons: A Modest Proposal
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Chapter 11: Becoming an Effective Teacher
Are Teachers Born, or Made?
Academic Learning Time
Classroom Management
The Pedagogical Cycle
Clarity and Academic Structure
Questioning
Student Response
Reaction or Productive Feedback
Variety in Process and Content Models
Models for Effective Instruction
Direct Teaching
Cooperative Learning
Mastery Learning
Problem-Based Learning
Technology as a Tool for Effective Teaching
It's the Teaching, Not the Technology
Problem-Based Learning
Cooperative Learning and Scaffolding
Mastery Learning
Wait Time and Teacher Feedback
Direct Teaching
Effective and Reflective Teaching
Stages of Teacher Development
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INTASC RAP – PART III
Glossary
Appendix -- Praxis IITM Preview and Sample Test Items
Online Appendices
Online Appendix A: State Departments of Education
Online Appendix B: Summary of Educational Reform Reports
Online Appendix C: Classroom Observation Guidelines
Online Appendix D: Curricular Tension Points and Trends
Online Appendix E: Q and A Guide to Entering the Teaching Profession