The most reader friendly text in its field, the tenth edition presents a comprehensive overview of education in America. It provides in-depth commentary on educational history, philosophy, and governance, while giving special attention to current cri…
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students (LGBT)
Putting a Price on Racism
Theories of Why Some Groups Succeed and Others Do Not
From the Melting Pot to Cultural Pluralism
Bilingual Education
Bilingual Education Models
The Bilingual Controversy
Research on Bilingual Education
Multicultural Education
The Multiculturalism Debate
Approaches to Multicultural Education
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Stereotypes
Generalizations
Today’s Classroom
Meet Your Seventh-Grade Class
Lindsey Maria Riley (Navajo)
Marcus Griffin (African American)
Ana Garcia (Mexican American)
Kasem Pravat (Asian American from Thailand)
Ariel Klein (Jewish American)
Mary Goode (Rural White)
Ibrahim Mouawad (Arab American)
Carlos Martinez (Gay)
Diversity Assets
Teaching Skills
We Are One
The Teachers, Schools, and Society Reader
Key Terms and People
Discussion Questions and Activities
INTASC Reflective Activities and Your Portfolio: Introduction
INTASC Reflective Activities and Your Portfolio: Part I
PART II: Schools and Curriculum
Chapter 4: 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
Watching the Clock
The Teacher as Gatekeeper
The Other Side of the Tracks
The Gendered World of Elementary and Middle Schools
Guest of Column: Haunted by Racist Attitudes
High School: Lessons in Social Status
Social Challenges Come to School
Family Patterns
Wage Earners and Parenting
Latchkey Kids
Divorce
Poverty
Hidden America: Homeless Families
Children: At Promise or At Risk?
Dropping Out
Sexuality and Teenage Pregnancy
Substance Abuse
Obesity and Eating Disorders
Youth Suicide
Bullying
The Teachers, Schools, and Society Reader
Key Terms and People
Discussion Questions and Activities
Chapter 5: Purposes of America’s Schools and the Current Reform Movement
What is the Purpose 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 Demand for Schools
Where Do You Stand?
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?
Beyond the Five Factors?
Education Reform and School Choice
Charter Schools?
Full Service Schools for the Whole Child
Vouchers?
Magnet Schools?
Open Enrollment?
Schools.com?
Schools for Profit?
Home Schools?
Green Schools?
Teachers, Students, and Reform
The Importance of Trust
Students and School Reform
Rethinking Reform
The Teachers, Schools, and Society Reader
Key Terms and People
Discussion Questions and Activities
Chapter 6: Curriculum, Standards, and Testing
The Saber-Tooth Curriculum
The Visible Curriculum
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 Reign of the Textbook?
The Testing Legacy of No Child Left Behind
Common Core State Standards
The Problems with Standardized Tests
Evaluating Teachers by Student Test Scores
Alternatives to High-Stakes Testing?
Tension Points?
Intelligent Design versus Evolution?
Censorship and the Curriculum?
Cultural Literacy or Cultural Imperialism??
The Technology Revolution?
Ways Technology is Used in the Classroom?
The Digital Divide?
Suggestions for Tomorrow’s Curriculum
The Teachers, Schools, and Society Reader
Key Terms and People
Discussion Questions and Activities
INTASC Reflective Activities and Your Portfolio: Part II
PART III: Foundations
Chapter 7: 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
Native American Tribes: The History of Miseducation
Spinsters, Bachelors, and Gender Barriers in Teaching
The Secondary School Movement
A Brief History of Educational Reform
John Dewey and Progressive Education
The Federal Government
Black Americans: The Struggle for a Chance to Learn
Hispanics: Growing School Impact
Mexican American
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
Hall of Fame: Profiles in Education
The Teachers, Schools, and Society Reader
Key Terms and People
Discussion Questions and Activities
Chapter 8: Philosophy of Education
Finding Your Philosophy of Education
Inventory of Philosophies of Education
Interpreting Your Response
Five Philosophies of Education
Teacher-Centered Philosophies
Essentialism
Perennialism
Student-Centered Philosophies
Progressivism
Social Reconstructionism
Existentialism
Can Teachers Blend These Five Philosophies
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 Epitsemology
Logic
Ethics, Political Philosophy, and Aesthetics Logic
Your Turn
The Teachers, Schools, and Society Reader
Key Terms and People
Discussion Questions and Activities
Chapter 9: 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
From Robin Hood to Adequacy
Does Money Matter?
States Finding the Money
The Federal Government’s Role in Financing Education
Schools, Children, and Commercialism
Commercializing Childhood
Brand Name Education: Should Schools Be Open for Business?
What the Future May Hold for School Finance
Accountability
Choice Programs and the Neighborhood School
Longer School Day and Year
The Economy’s Impact on School Budgets
The Rich Poor Divide is Likely to Grow
Decaying Infrastructure
Commercializing Children and Schools
Governing America’s Schools
School Governance Quiz
The Legal Control of Schools?
State Influence Grows as School Boards Come under Fire?
