New York : Teachers College Press, 2014.
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Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- I. Myths, hoaxes, and outright lies — II. Myths and lies about who’s best: charters, privates, maybe Finland? International tests show that the United States has a second-rate education system — Private schools are better than public schools — Charter schools are better than traditional public schools — Charter schools are private schools — Cyberschools are an efficient, cost-saving, and highly effective means of delivering education — Home schooled children are better educated than those who attend regular public schools — School choice and competition work to improve all schools. Vouchers, tuition tax credits, and charter schools inject competition into the education system and raise all boats. — Want to find the best high schools in America? Ask Newsweek or U.S. News — III. Myths and lies about teachers and the teaching profession: teachers are everything, that’s why we blame them and their unions. Teachers are the most important influence in a child’s education — Teachers in the United States are well-paid — Merit pay is a good way to increase the performance of teachers. Teachers should be evaluated on the basis of the performance of their students. Rewarding and punishing schools for the performance of their students will improve our nation’s schools — Teachers in schools that serve the poor are not very talented — Teach for America teachers are well trained, highly qualified, and get amazing results — Subject matter knowledge is the most important asset a teacher can possess — Teachers’ unions are responsible for much poor school performance. Incompetent teachers cannot be fired if they have tenure — Judging teacher education programs by means of the scores that their teachers’ students get on state tests is a good way to judge the quality of the teacher education program — IV. Myths and lies about how to make our nation’s schools better. Class size does not matter reducing class sizes will not result in more learning — Retaining children in grade– flunking them–helps struggling
- Text in English.
Subjects:
- Education — United States.
- Educational change — United States.
- Public schools — United States.
- United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155
Requested by Kurpiers, R.