LEADER 03497nam 2200589 450 001 9910828683303321 005 20170919041329.0 010 $a1-4758-2740-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000621477 035 $a(EBL)4459031 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001635506 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16387833 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001635506 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14910916 035 $a(PQKB)11438842 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4459031 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000621477 100 $a20160415h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe education system is broken $estrategies to rebuilding hope, lives, and futures /$fCathy S. Tooley 210 1$aLanham, [Maryland] :$cRowman & Littlefield,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (160 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4758-2739-3 311 $a1-4758-2738-5 327 $aTitle 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 Communities 327 $aThe "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; Conclusion 330 $aThe 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 606 $aEducation and state$zUnited States 606 $aSchool improvement programs$zUnited States 606 $aTeacher participation in administration$zUnited States 606 $aEducational change$zUnited States 606 $aPublic schools$zUnited States 615 0$aEducation and state 615 0$aSchool improvement programs 615 0$aTeacher participation in administration 615 0$aEducational change 615 0$aPublic schools 676 $a370.973 700 $aTooley$b Cathy S.$01635450 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828683303321 996 $aThe education system is broken$93976239 997 $aUNINA