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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456882203321

Autore

Young Victoria M. <1956->

Titolo

Education's missing ingredient [[electronic resource] ] : what parents can tell educators / / Victoria M. Young

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littleman Education, c2009

ISBN

1-283-02947-2

9786613029478

1-60709-348-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (170 p.)

Disciplina

370.73

Soggetti

Public schools - United States

Education - Aims and objectives - United States

Education - Parent participation - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 01. Safe and Disciplined Schools; Chapter 02. The Three Rs: Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic; Chapter 03. Where''s the Science; Chapter 04. Along Came ""No Child Left Behind""; Chapter 05. What is the Problem?; Chapter 06. We Have the Answers; Chapter 07. What''s Next; Chapter 08. Democracy and Education; Reflections; Bibliography; Addendum 1: Noteworthy People; Addendum 2:Organizations with the Potential to Help Schools Become Better; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This book takes on the issues of our failures from the dangers associated with a lack of classroom discipline to the failings of the people to recognize and defend their schools from an overstepping federal government. This book clarifies the answers to our education system''s woes and our republic''s flickering success. For more information about the author, please visit <a href=''www.amissingingredient.com''>www.amissingingredient.com</a>