| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 334 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Educational futures : rethinking theory and practice ; v. 61 |
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Educational futures ; v. 61.
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| Contents |
Part 1. Why now? Why this? -- part w. Charming chef -- part 3. Patient protector -- part 4. Empathetic psychologist -- part 5. Ex-cop lecturer -- part 6. What have we learned? |
| Summary |
"Revolution, not reform, is required to release the power of teaching ... Virtually, all teachers possess tremendous power which can be released, given the proper exposure. We can't get to that point by tinkering with a broken system. We must change our intellectual structures, definitions and assumptions; then we can release teacher power." (Hilliard, 1997) This book was written during a time of growing upheaval and disagreement about how America should educate its students, particularly those who are poor, diverse, and failing school. Dominant educational research, newspapers, and popular movies such as "Waiting for Superman" continually fuel public debates about whether our 21st century schools provide justice for all, decrease the achievement gap, and leave no child behind. However, even though one of teachers' greatest concerns and why many leave the profession, classroom discipline is rarely brought to the forefront of discussion. As a result, public discourse does not get into what actually happens during disciplinary moments that ultimately leads to the disproportional tracking of particular students into exclusionary school disciplinary consequences, which funnels an underclass of students into the school-to-prison pipeline. This book is a scholarly study, presented here as a readable story, and practical guide for walking teachers, administrators, and teacher education programs through the process of transforming traditional ways of thinking about classroom discipline and teaching in order to create student-centered, creative, non-punitive classrooms that authentically engage the most alienated and oppressed students in our schools and society |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-330) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
At-risk youth -- Education
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School discipline -- United States
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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Droit.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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At-risk youth -- Education
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School discipline
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rocco, Tonette S., 1954- author.
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| ISBN |
9789462094499 |
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9462094497 |
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9462094489 |
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9789462094482 |
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