The Cage-Busting Teacher

Frederick M. Hess (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2015
Harvard Educational Publishing Group (Verlag)
978-1-61250-776-7 (ISBN)

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Adopts the logic of Cage-Busting Leadership and applies it to the unique challenges and opportunities of classroom teachers. Detailed, accessible, and thoroughly engaging, it uncovers the many ways in which teachers can break out of familiar constraints in order to influence school and classroom practice, education policy, and school reform.

The Cage-Busting Teacher adopts the logic of Cage-Busting Leadership and applies it to the unique challenges and opportunities of classroom teachers. Detailed, accessible, and thoroughly engaging, it uncovers the many ways in which teachers can break out of familiar constraints in order to influence school and classroom practice, education policy, and school reform. “Cage-busting is concrete, precise, and practical,” writes Frederick M. Hess. This invaluable book helps teachers understand why and how to revisit their assumptions and enables them to have greater impacts upon their schools and beyond.

Based on interviews with hundreds of teachers, teacher advocates, union leaders, and others, Hess identifies the challenges teachers face, seeks concrete and workable solutions, and offers recommendations to put those solutions in place. A uniquely practical and inspiring book, The Cage-Busting Teacher is for educators who want to shape the schools and systems in which they work.

Frederick M. Hess is a resident scholar and director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, USA. He is the author of Cage-Busting Leadership (Harvard Education Press, 2013).

CONTENTS

Preface xiii

The Classroom Cage 1

Choose to Be a Problem Solver 35

Managing Up 59

Millions of Registered Voters—and Their Kids 87

Tackling Everyday Problems 111

The Union Question 139

Square Pegs and Round Holes 167

You Are Braver Than You Believe 191

APPENDIX A
Cage-Busting for Beginners 215

APPENDIX B
Glossary of Terms 237

APPENDIX C
Teacher Voice Organizations 241

APPENDIX D
Fellowships and Leadership Opportunities 247

APPENDIX E
Resources for Rethinking the Profession 253

APPENDIX F
AFT and NEA Initiatives 257

APPENDIX G
Questions for Further Thought and Exploration 261

Notes 273
Acknowledgments 283
About the Author 285
Index 287

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.4.2015
Reihe/Serie	Educational Innovations Series
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	164 x 223 mm
Gewicht	430 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
ISBN-10	1-61250-776-X / 161250776X
ISBN-13	978-1-61250-776-7 / 9781612507767
Zustand	Neuware