The War Against Excellence
Rowman & Littlefield Education (Verlag)
978-1-57886-227-6 (ISBN)
Here, veteran teacher Cheri Pierson Yecke details the chronological history of the middle school movement in the U. S. by tracing its evolution from academically-oriented junior high schools to the dissolution of academics in the middle schools of the late 1980s and beyond. In this book, evidence is presented to show how leaders of this movement designed to use the middle school as a vehicle to promote non-academic goals, contrary to the desires of parents and the community. Favored instructional practices—such as the elimination of ability grouping and the rise in cooperative learning and peer tutoring—have produced coerced egalitarianism, where education performance is equalized by bringing the achievement of gifted and high ability students down to the level of mediocrity.
The War against Excellence examines the impact of:
·The reduction of academic expectations
·Widespread elimination of ability grouping
Features include:
·Examples of how favored middle school instructional practices have been implemented in other countries, and
·An analysis on the implications of these changes for the future of our country
The influence of these changes has seriously crippled our middle schools in their obligation to provide a solid academic foundation for all students. Yecke provides research-based information that will appeal to parents and educators who want to confront problems with specific instructional practices and improve public education.
Cheri Pierson Yecke, an award-winning teacher and noted author, lecturer, and researcher, has served as the Secretary of Education for Virginia, the Commissioner of Education for Minnesota, and as a senior official with the U.S. Department of Education. A highly regarded and influential education reformer, Yecke is the Distinguished Senior Fellow for Education and Social Policy at the Center of the American Experiment.
Part 1 Foreword by William J. Bennett
Part 2 Preface
Part 3 Prologue
Chapter 4 1. Introduction
Chapter 5 2. The Growth of the Middle School Movement
Chapter 6 3. Middle School Curriculum
Chapter 7 4. Ability Grouping
Chapter 8 5. Cooperative Learning
Chapter 9 6. Peer Tutoring
Chapter 10 7. Analysis of Beliefs and Driving Convictions
Chapter 11 8. Activist Implementation
Chapter 12 9. Ethical Considerations
Chapter 13 10. Implications for the Twenty-First Century
Part 14 Appendices
Part 15 Selected Bibliography
Part 16 Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.7.2005 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Bill Bennett |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 165 x 227 mm |
| Gewicht | 386 g |
| Themenwelt | Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Sekundarstufe I+II | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-57886-227-2 / 1578862272 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-57886-227-6 / 9781578862276 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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