03497nam 2200589 450 991079825330332120170919041329.01-4758-2740-7(CKB)3710000000621477(EBL)4459031(SSID)ssj0001635506(PQKBManifestationID)16387833(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001635506(PQKBWorkID)14910916(PQKB)11438842(MiAaPQ)EBC4459031(EXLCZ)99371000000062147720160415h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe education system is broken strategies to rebuilding hope, lives, and futures /Cathy S. TooleyLanham, [Maryland] :Rowman & Littlefield,2016.©20161 online resource (160 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4758-2739-3 1-4758-2738-5 Title Page; Preface; Introduction; Politics in Education on a Larger Scale; Politics in Education on a Local Level; Administrators on the "Fast Track"; The Role of Our Administrators is Confusing; The Political Reality of Administration; The School Board "Experience"; The "Power" of the School Board; What is Really Happening in Our Schools Today?; Teachers and Their "Training"; Professional Development for Our Teachers; Teaching is All About the Heart; We Must Measure Our Teachers; There Are "Bad" Teachers; How We Measure "Bad" Teachers; Even "Bad" Teachers Are Members of Our CommunitiesThe "Untouchables"Why Are "Bad" Teachers Not Getting Fired?; The Spinning, Cracking, and Overwhelmed Teacher's Plates; We Do Not Value Our Teachers; Testing Was Pure at the Heart; The What, the Who, and the How of State Assessments; More What and the How of State Assessments; We Test Students to Death; A Parent Can Make or Break a School System; Discipline at Schools Has Gotten Out of Hand; Together, There Are Steps to Fix the Parent versus School Crisis; The Most Important Voices Are Not Being Heard; ConclusionThe intent of this book is to look at our educational system as it currently works and to evaluate not only why this system is broken, but also how we might move forward, together, to fix it.So, how do we fix our failing schools? We begin by finally taking the educator out from behind the desk and bring them to the table to share in the decisions and solutions regarding what is happening in our schools. It is time to part the curtains on our public school system and show you the villains, the heroes, the talented, and the not so talented. It is time to give you a behind the scenes view of our Education and stateUnited StatesSchool improvement programsUnited StatesTeacher participation in administrationUnited StatesEducational changeUnited StatesPublic schoolsUnited StatesEducation and stateSchool improvement programsTeacher participation in administrationEducational changePublic schools370.973Tooley Cathy S.1504585MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910798253303321The education system is broken3733659UNINA