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OverviewCrazy-Proofing High School Sports examines the often troubling high school sports phenomenon in two parts. Part one focuses on the problems facing educators, students, and parents as they struggle to make high school sports worthwhile. Few if any strategies for improvement in education are effective without first knowing what the real reasons are for failure. Part two offers solutions for “crazy-proofing” high school sports. Schools have everything needed to accomplish great feats via high school sports participation, and now is the time for our educators to be the experts in their field. Written in a language educators can understand, and with stories everyone associated with high school sports will recognize, Crazy-Proofing High School Sports offers real solutions to the real problems hurting high school student athletes. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John Elling TuftePublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Education Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.390kg ISBN: 9781610485722ISBN 10: 1610485726 Pages: 152 Publication Date: 01 March 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPart One: Where Schools Are – The problem is, we don't know what the problems are. Chapter One: Passion Chapter Two: Purpose Chapter Three: Relationship and Communication Quality Chapter Four: SuccessPart Two: Where We Need To Go – Educators have everything needed to improve high school sports. Chapter Five: Knowing What Needs to be Done Chapter Six: Having Control, Assigning Roles, and Owning our Profession Chapter Seven: Teaching Perspective Chapter Eight: Reestablishing the “School” in High School Sports Supplemental Pages: Suggestions for ParentsReviewsJohn Tufte has us laughing with him and at ourselves while at the same time rethinking what we are doing, and why we are doing it, within our schools... His message is clear: It is time to start acting like educational experts! Indeed. --Brist, Todd Finally, somebody has actually stepped forward and appropriately addressed what most of us (principals and activities directors) have been fighting for years... -- Don Donarski, Activities Director in Minnesota John Tufte has us laughing with him and at ourselves while at the same time rethinking what we are doing, and why we are doing it, within our schools... His message is clear: It is time to start acting like educational experts! Indeed. -- Todd Brist, Principal, South Dakota Author InformationDr. John E. Tufte is a professor of education at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota. Dr. Tufte taught and coached at the high school level, worked as a secondary administrator, and now presents to teachers, administrators, and parents about issues facing schools today. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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