15 school questions and discussion : from class size, standards, and school safety to leadership and more by Goldberg, Mark F., 1938- instant download

15 school questions and discussion : from class size, standards, and school safety to leadership and more by Goldberg, Mark F., 1938- instant download

xv, 103 pages ; 23 cm, Goldberg is an education writer and consultant, and a former educator and administrator in New York. He raises 15 questions about key political and educational issues facing American school systems today in four major areas: the curriculum influences of standards, tests, and class size; alternatives to traditional public and private education; innovations in teaching and learning; and larger issues of safety, leadership, and quality teachers. Each question is followed by a brief explanation to enable the reader to understand what is captured in the question, and a longer section explaining what is at stake in the specific issue and possible directions towards resolution. For educators, but accessible to the general reader. No subject index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR, Curriculum influences, standards, tests, and class size -- What are standards, and what do I need to -- Know about them? -- What do I need to know about tests? -- What are some of the issues around the country with the testing/standards movement? -- What do I need to know about class size? -- Alternatives to traditional public and private school education, vouchers, charter schools and home schooling -- What do i need to know about vouchers? -- What do I need to know about charter schools? -- What do I need to know about home schooling? -- Teaching and learning, eight innovations -- What are differentiated instruction, problem-based learning and multiple intelligences? -- What are constructivism and content-rich curriculum? -- What is a teacher portfolio? -- What do i need to know about educating limited English proficient (LEP) students? -- What do i need to know about rubrics? -- Large issues, safety, leadership and quality teachers -- What will be required to keep schools safe? -- What are some of the characteristics of leadership in education? -- What needs to be done to assure a quality