The History of Zero Tolerance in American Public Schooling
ISBN: 9780230603684 / Angielski / Twarda / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through a case study of the Los Angeles city school district from the 1950s through the 1970s, Judith Kafka explores the intersection of race, politics, and the bureaucratic organization of schooling. Kafka argues that control over discipline became increasingly centralized in the second half of the twentieth century in response to pressures exerted by teachers, parents, students, principals, and local politicians - often at different historical moments, and for different purposes. Kafka demonstrates that the racial inequities produced by today's school discipline policies were not...
Through a case study of the Los Angeles city school district from the 1950s through the 1970s, Judith Kafka explores the intersection of race, politic...
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194,97 zł |
Embracing Risk in Urban Education: Curiosity, Creativity, and Courage in the Era of No Excuses and Relay Race Reform
ISBN: 9781607099499 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At a time when American urban public education is under broad attack, and in which America is perceived as a nation at risk that is losing the race to the Top, educators and politicians from across the spectrum are promoting increased emphasis on standardized testing, business models of school reform, zero tolerance, no excuses, promoting cultural assimilation, and building a standardized curriculum. Ginsberg argues that in the effort to reduce the achievement gap and mitigate the pejorative label of "at-risk," we are in danger of eliminating risk from education entirely. This is especially...
At a time when American urban public education is under broad attack, and in which America is perceived as a nation at risk that is losing the race to...
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164,75 zł |
Sketches in Democracy: Notes from an Urban Classroom
ISBN: 9781610483032 / Angielski / Twarda / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sketches of Democracy is a captivating book that chronicles the first year in the life of a new urban high school. Based on journal entries and educational literature, this book traces the author's challenging journey toward creating a democratic community of learners within a tangle of socio-economic and political issues. An experienced public school teacher and university educator, DeLorenzo brings a unique perspective to the teaching/learning process. Her poignant anecdotal stories, along with information from authoritative sources, provide a narrative that is deeply reflective and...
Sketches of Democracy is a captivating book that chronicles the first year in the life of a new urban high school. Based on journal entries and educat...
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417,35 zł |
Sketches in Democracy: Notes from an Urban Classroom
ISBN: 9781610483049 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sketches of Democracy is a captivating book that chronicles the first year in the life of a new urban high school. Based on journal entries and educational literature, this book traces the author's challenging journey toward creating a democratic community of learners within a tangle of socio-economic and political issues. An experienced public school teacher and university educator, DeLorenzo brings a unique perspective to the teaching/learning process. Her poignant anecdotal stories, along with information from authoritative sources, provide a narrative that is deeply reflective and...
Sketches of Democracy is a captivating book that chronicles the first year in the life of a new urban high school. Based on journal entries and educat...
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164,75 zł |
The Absence of Color: Letter from Kevin Aregbe
ISBN: 9781469912882 / Angielski / Miękka / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In modern education, students are taught under a curriculum which includes Math, Science, Language, and History. The influence of Africa towards education is not taught, and this causes miseducation. This inspiring letter explains how this has caused a lack of educated African Americans. The Absence of Color is the miseducation of History. This Letter should be in the heart and households of every African American.
In modern education, students are taught under a curriculum which includes Math, Science, Language, and History. The influence of Africa towards educa...
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73,33 zł |
The Hard Truth: Problems and Issues in Urban School Reform
ISBN: 9781475800036 / Angielski / Twarda / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Hard Truth is a book written for principals and school administrators who want to implement effective change. The topics of the book candidly discuss the problems, people, and issues that get in the way of true school reform; and what building level principals can personally do attain the best possible outcomes.
The Hard Truth is a book written for principals and school administrators who want to implement effective change. The topics of the book candidly dis...
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280,07 zł |
The Hard Truth: Problems and Issues in Urban School Reform
ISBN: 9781475800043 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Hard Truth is a book written for principals and school administrators who want to implement effective change. The topics of the book candidly discuss the problems, people, and issues that get in the way of true school reform; and what building level principals can personally do attain the best possible outcomes."
The Hard Truth is a book written for principals and school administrators who want to implement effective change. The topics of the book candidly disc...
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137,29 zł |
Why Education Has Failed: A Teacher's Cartharsis
ISBN: 9781470142339 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why Education Has Failed: A Teacher's Catharsis was inspired by my time as a special education teacher teaching in the inner-city of Miami, Florida. It is a compilation of my experiences and observations dealing with minority, special education students.
Why Education Has Failed: A Teacher's Catharsis was inspired by my time as a special education teacher teaching in the inner-city of Miami, Florida. I...
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41,04 zł |
Ribbin' Jivin' and Playin' The Dozens: The Persistent Dilemma in our Schools
ISBN: 9780962484704 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Every six months or so, a study reports about our inability to educate black males. Yet, after reading Ribbin', Jivin, and Playin' the Dozens: The Persistent Dilemma in Our Schools, teachers learned how to teach black males. Through 99 Realities and other examples, Ribbin', describes, discusses, and explains black male street corner language and behavior and how it is played out in the classroom. Too often, teachers misunderstand and misinterpret their black male student's language and behavior resulting in their black male students being referred to special education or considered a...
Every six months or so, a study reports about our inability to educate black males. Yet, after reading Ribbin', Jivin, and Playin' the Dozens: The Per...
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68,75 zł |
Aim High, Achieve More: How to Transform Urban Schools Through Fearless Leadership
ISBN: 9781416614678 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Two veterans of urban education provide a powerful model for urban school transformation based on a leadership approach consisting of affirmation, inspiration, and mediation (AIM). This practical guide includes examples of successful practices and activities to help your leadership team produce its own roadmap for change.
Two veterans of urban education provide a powerful model for urban school transformation based on a leadership approach consisting of affirmation, ins...
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122,06 zł |
The Urban School System of the Future: Applying the Principles and Lessons of Chartering
ISBN: 9781607094777 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For more than two generations, the traditional urban school system--the district--has utterly failed to do its job: prepare its students for a lifetime of success. Millions and millions of boys and girls have suffered the grievous consequences. The district is irreparably broken. For the sake of today's and tomorrow's inner-city kids, it must be replaced. The Urban School System of the Future argues that vastly better results can be realized through the creation of a new type of organization that properly manages a city's portfolio of schools using the revolutionary principles of chartering....
For more than two generations, the traditional urban school system--the district--has utterly failed to do its job: prepare its students for a lifetim...
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225,15 zł |
Voices in the Hall
ISBN: 9781463516543 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Latoya was molested by her mother's boyfriend when she was eight years old. Chungo's uncle was shot four times in the head in a gang turf war. Ashley was dragged off school grounds in handcuffs and shackles. Sandy finds out she is pregnant, but is so ashamed, she conceals it for four months while attending school daily. Welcome to the world of today's troubled teenagers. Florida's Sun Sentinel Newspaper calls -Voices in the Hall-, -a book-in-progress of surprising depth, complexity and heart.- -Voices in the Hall- is a riveting and compelling account of kids in our school system, as told to...
Latoya was molested by her mother's boyfriend when she was eight years old. Chungo's uncle was shot four times in the head in a gang turf war. Ashley ...
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54,99 zł |
Understanding Differences in Perceptions of Effective Urban Elementary School Principals Among Various Educational Stakeholders
ISBN: 9781481053457 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jesse Jeremy Payne, Ed.D., earned his terminal degree from the University of Southern California. His research focused on the similarities and differences in perceptions of job skills for effective elementary school principals in urban areas. After collecting data from 51 school superintendents, 114 principals and 101 teachers, he discovered the differences in perception far outweighed the similarities, even within similar stakeholder groups. * * * Dr. Payne is the son-in-law of renowned physician and psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen, who pioneered the use of brain scans to study neural pathways...
Jesse Jeremy Payne, Ed.D., earned his terminal degree from the University of Southern California. His research focused on the similarities and differe...
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91,73 zł |
Connecting with Students: Strategies for Building Rapport with Urban Learners
ISBN: 9781475806823 / Angielski / Twarda / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Connecting with Students: Strategies for Building Rapport with Urban Learners focuses on how educators can efficiently establish ongoing rapport with each student through three simple steps: Seeing beyond barriers, sharing their intentions, and showing their "face." Chapter details are narrated through anecdotal experiences, confirmed by research, and seconded by actual urban learners. Educators are prompted to consistently reflect on their classroom practices and implement new strategies and techniques. This text will provide immediate strategies and techniques to build relational capacity...
Connecting with Students: Strategies for Building Rapport with Urban Learners focuses on how educators can efficiently establish ongoing rapport with ...
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219,66 zł |
Connecting with Students: Strategies for Building Rapport with Urban Learners
ISBN: 9781475806830 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Connecting with Students: Strategies for Building Rapport with Urban Learners focuses on how educators can efficiently establish ongoing rapport with each student through three simple steps: Seeing beyond barriers, sharing their intentions, and showing their "face." Chapter details are narrated through anecdotal experiences, confirmed by research, and seconded by actual urban learners. Educators are prompted to consistently reflect on their classroom practices and implement new strategies and techniques. This text will provide immediate strategies and techniques to build relational capacity...
Connecting with Students: Strategies for Building Rapport with Urban Learners focuses on how educators can efficiently establish ongoing rapport with ...
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109,78 zł |
A World Beyond Home
ISBN: 9781522712930 / Angielski / Miękka / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Breaking the Cycle: How Schools Can Overcome Urban Challenges
ISBN: 9781475806106 / Angielski / Twarda / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Breaking the Cycle tells the inspiring story of young people whom many would write off as a lost cause but who, thanks to a remarkable school, are headed for success. We learn about their world from teens like Shawna, the daughter of a crack-addicted mother. Or Andre, the only one in his family not on drugs. Or Daron, kicked out of his home by an abusive father. Challenged by the pernicious factors of their environment--drugs, violence, fatherless homes, and poor educational backgrounds--students at the Dayton Early College Academy are nevertheless beating the odds. All are headed for...
Breaking the Cycle tells the inspiring story of young people whom many would write off as a lost cause but who, thanks to a remarkable school, are hea...
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351,46 zł |
Breaking the Cycle: How Schools Can Overcome Urban Challenges
ISBN: 9781475806113 / Angielski / Miękka / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Breaking the Cycle tells the inspiring story of young people whom many would write off as a lost cause but who, thanks to a remarkable school, are headed for success. We learn about their world from teens like Shawna, the daughter of a crack-addicted mother. Or Andre, the only one in his family not on drugs. Or Daron, kicked out of his home by an abusive father. Challenged by the pernicious factors of their environment--drugs, violence, fatherless homes, and poor educational backgrounds--students at the Dayton Early College Academy are nevertheless beating the odds. All are headed for...
Breaking the Cycle tells the inspiring story of young people whom many would write off as a lost cause but who, thanks to a remarkable school, are hea...
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192,20 zł |
Junior's Guide to New York
ISBN: 9781480094178 / Angielski / Miękka / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. EVER WONDER WHAT NEW YORK IS LIKE, FROM THE JUNIOR POINT OF VIEW? Ever taste Junior's Strawberry Cheesecake? Visit Alice's for Tea? Ride the accordion style, jumbo buses? Slide away on a mega-ton unique granite slide while breathing in Central Park? Join us We explore New York City the Junior's way, inexpensively and with an extra dollop of fun, and Junior's Cheesecake too... Our fact and photo filled story takes you on a train ride to some of the Big Apple's fabled treasures. Unfolding as we journey in from the Suburbs, you will feel like you are experiencing the trip too Fun and...
EVER WONDER WHAT NEW YORK IS LIKE, FROM THE JUNIOR POINT OF VIEW? Ever taste Junior's Strawberry Cheesecake? Visit Alice's for Tea? Ride the accordion...
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41,97 zł |
Last Chance High School: A Principal's Crusade to Rescue Throwaway Teens
ISBN: 9781481163842 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Last Chance High School is the incredible story of a caring and innovative principal and his staff who found ways to dramatically change the lives of behaviorally challenged teens. It describes the first two years of the successful transformation of an inner city special education school in New York City. From birth, many students in this school had been denied opportunities and had been given nothing to look forward to. General education schools could not find ways to cope with them. For most of these throwaway teens, Last Chance High was their only chance. At the end of two years, fights...
Last Chance High School is the incredible story of a caring and innovative principal and his staff who found ways to dramatically change the lives of ...
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59,58 zł |