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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Cathy S. TooleyPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.299kg ISBN: 9781475827392ISBN 10: 1475827393 Pages: 198 Publication Date: 05 April 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface: Setting the Stage Introduction: Understanding the “Play” That Is Education Curtain #1: Politics in Education on a Larger Scale Curtain #2: Politics in Education on a Local Level Curtain #3: Administrators on the “Fast Track” Curtain #4: The Role of Our Administrators Is Confused Curtain #5: The Political Reality of Administration Curtain #6: The School Board “Experience” Curtain #7: The “Power” of the School Board Curtain #8: What Is Really Happening in Our Schools Today? Curtain #9: Teachers and Their “Training” Curtain #10: Professional Development for Our Teachers Curtain #11: Teaching Is All About the Heart Curtain #12: We Must Measure Our Teachers Curtain #13: There are “Bad” Teachers Curtain #14: How We Measure “Bad” Teachers Curtain #15: Even “Bad” Teachers Are Members of Our Communities Curtain #16: The “Untouchables” Curtain #17: Why Are “Bad” Teachers Not Getting Fired? Curtain #18: The Spinning, Cracking, and Overwhelmed Teacher’s Plates Curtain #19: We Do Not Value Our Teachers Curtain #20: Testing Was Pure at the Heart Curtain #21: The What, the Who and the How of State Assessments Curtain #22: More What and How of State Assessments Curtain #23: We Test Our Students TO DEATH Curtain #24: A Parent Can Make or Break a School System Curtain #25: Discipline at Schools Has Gotten Out of Hand Curtain #26: Together There Are Steps to Fix the Parent vs. School Crisis Curtain #27: The Most Important Voices Are Not Being Heard Conclusion: Curtain CallReviewsThe elephant in the classroom is no more. This conversational expose addresses the difficult truths facing our educational system. Grab a cup of coffee, sit down and be enlightened to not only the issues of education, but get an understanding of how you can help fix what is broken. -- Kelly McWilliams, administrator You will be shocked, enraged, and ready to start having difficult conversations. -- Jamie Fowler, educator Many have been waiting for a leader with the chutzpa to tackle and provide simple solutions for the troubles plaguing the American education system. Whether you are a teacher, an administrator, or a parent, you will hear the truth and your perspective addressed accurately as Cathy Tooley has personally looked through each lens. Of course, some truths might be hard to swallow, but they are truths nonetheless, and admitting they are true is the first step in the recovery. If the political wrangling stops, as Cathy suggests, and all interested parties come together for the sake of the children, the educational pendulum that is swinging dangerously out of control can be reined in with simple, logical steps for the benefit of the children-and isn't that who it's all about? -- Shellie Stoker, educator Cathy Tooley's book is the start of a movement of change that must happen in education. Her story will open your eyes to the problems in education, and make you think how you can be part of the answer. -- Wendy Myers, administrator Author InformationCathy S. Tooley is a consultant, trainer, speaker and the owner of Tools for Success, a company positioned to enhance learning through various tools. She is a retired educator with over thirty years of classroom experience and as a high school principal. In her book, “The System is Broken” she gives her readers visibility into the broken and fragile system. In this book Cathy gives our educators, our schools, our principals and our students the insight, the tools and the wisdom to mend our system. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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