Top-Down Confusion (eBook)

Is Gray the New Pink in Education?

Felecia Nace (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
160 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4758-3196-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This book explores mixed messages in education that filters down from the government which leaves educators in a state of confusion. The culmination of over exposure of young children to LGBTQIA topics, the “banning” of religion in schools, and the runaway train of illegal immigration creates continual gray areas for school districts.

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In today's education climate, parents, teachers and school leaders are often confused about the direction of education and what and how children are learning. For anyone interested in the minefields that young people navigate in schools today, this book exposes the ills, questions the status quo, engages the reader in a common-sense way, and provides solutions to the confusion created in schools. The culmination of over exposure of young children to Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA) topics, the banning of religion in schools, and the runaway train of illegal immigration creates confusion that won't soon pass. In addition, the trend for politicians to appoint superintendents of schools, commissioners of education (at state and federal levels), and other education leaders who do not have experience or formal training in education is confusing and disturbing. Would anyone visit a doctor who was not experienced in medicine? It's not likely. There are gray areas in schools that are becoming standard practice. This top-down confusion leads everyone to ask the question: Is Gray the New Pink in Education?

Autor

Felecia Nace is a former language arts teacher of the Montclair Public School District, NJ. She was also employed as an Education Specialist for 13 years at the New Jersey Department of Education, worked for five years as an adjunct professor at Mercer County Community College, English Department and is currently the Executive Director of Partners 4 Educational Change, an education consulting firm.

Inhalt

ForewordAcknowledgementsChapter 1: The Graying of Teaching and LearningChapter 2: Educational Change and Bullying: More Gray Areas in EducationChapter 3: What’s it Like for Children in the Gray ZoneChapter 4 Religion: The Light of the WorldThe Fork in the RoadChapter 5: Do Schools Contradict the Principles of Critical Thinking?The Importance of Defining “Normal”Chapter 6: Kids Will Be Kids Confusion in the Learning EnvironmentChapter 7: Lessons in Systems ThinkingChapter 8: Immigration: An Unspoken Gray Area in Education Chapter 9: Taking Schools from Grey to Pink through Effective CommunicationCommunity and Schools: Finding Innovative ways to stay connectedChapter 10: Exploring Weak Links in EducationChapter 11: Education Leaders as Chief CommunicatorsWho’s on Top?Closing Thoughts

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.5.2018
• Zusatzinfo: 2 Illustrations including: - 1 Tables; - 1 Text Boxes.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
• Schlagworte: administrators • Diversity • education reform • effective communication • Elementary School • High School • Immigration • LGBT • LGBTQIA • middle school • Multicultural education • policy makers • Principals • professional development • systems thinking • Teachers • teacher student relationships
• ISBN-10: 1-4758-3196-X / 147583196X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4758-3196-2 / 9781475831962