Teachers, Schools and Society: A Brief Introduction to Education with Bind-in Online Learning Center Card with free Student Reader CD-ROM

by Sadker, David Miller; Zittleman, Karen R.

• ISBN13: 9780073230078
• ISBN10: 0073230073
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback w/CD-ROM
• Copyright: 2006-01-04
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

Combining the brevity of a streamlined Introduction to Education text with the support package of a much more expensive book, the brief edition ofTeachers, Schools, and Societyencourages experienced instructors to explore their own creativity while ensuring that newer faculty can teach the course with confidence. David Sadker's and Karen Zittleman's lively writing style captures the joys and challenges of teaching. The text stresses the importance of fairness and justice in school and society, focuses on the most crucial topic areas, and integrates the most current issues in education. In addition, the wealth of activities included--from online video observations to portfolio-building exercises--offers a broad range of ways to introduce students to the teaching profession.

Table of Contents

A Guided Tour of Your Interactive Text	xiii
PART 1 TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
The Teaching Profession and You	2	(30)
Do Teachers Like Teaching?	3	(6)
Professionalism at the Crossroads	9	(4)
From Normal Schools to Board-Certified Teachers	13	(4)
How Teachers are Prepared Today	17	(1)
Views of Teacher Education	18	(1)
On Urban Legends about Teaching	19	(2)
Educational Associations	21	(1)
The NEA and the AFT	21	(3)
Professional Associations and Resources	24	(1)
Southwest Airlines and Teaching	25	(7)
Summary	28	(1)
Key Terms and People	29	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	29	(2)
The Teachers, Schools, and Society Reader	31	(1)
Diverse Learners	32	(41)
Different Ways of Learning	33	(4)
Multiple Intelligences	37	(2)
Instructional Technology	39	(1)
Assessment	39	(1)
Emotional Intelligence	40	(2)
Cultural Diversity	42	(2)
Teaching Them All	44	(1)
Culture and Education 101	45	(3)
Multicultural Education	48	(2)
Bilingual Education	50	(6)
Exceptional Learners	56	(1)
The Gifted and Talented	56	(4)
Special Education	60	(6)
Assistive Technology	66	(1)
Technology and Equity	67	(6)
Summary	69	(1)
Key Terms and People	70	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	71	(1)
The Teachers, Schools, and Society Reader	72	(1)
Student Life in School and at Home	73	(51)
Rules, Rituals, and Routines	74	(1)
``Come Right Up and Get Your New Books'': A Teacher's Perspective	74	(2)
``Come Right Up and Get Your New Books'': A Student's Perspective	76	(1)
Delay and Social Distraction	77	(1)
Watching the Clock	78	(1)
The Teacher as Gatekeeper	79	(1)
The Other Side of the Tracks	80	(4)
The Power of Elementary Peer Groups	84	(5)
Guest Column: Haunted by Racist Attitudes	89	(1)
High School's Adolescent Society	89	(5)
Our Children, Your Students	94	(1)
Family Patterns	94	(1)
Wage Earners and Parenting	95	(1)
Divorce	96	(1)
America's New Families	96	(1)
Latchkey Kids	97	(1)
Hidden America: Homeless Families	97	(1)
Children: At Promise or At Risk?	98	(1)
Dropping Out	98	(1)
Sexuality and Teenage Pregnancy	99	(1)
AIDS: HIV Comes to School	99	(1)
Substance Abuse: Drinking, Drugs, and Smoking	100	(1)
Youth Suicide	101	(1)
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered: Our Invisible Students	102	(1)
Bullying	102	(1)
The Affective Side of School Reform	103	(8)
Summary	107	(1)
Key Terms and People	108	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	109	(1)
The Teachers, Schools, and Society Reader	110	(1)
INTASC Reflective Activities and Your Portfolio---Introduction	111	(4)
INTASC Reflective Activities and Your Portfolio---Part 1	115	(9)
PART 2 FOUNDATIONS
The History of American Education	124	(39)
Christopher Lamb's Colonial Classroom	125	(1)
Colonial New England Education: God's Classrooms	126	(4)
A New Nation Shapes Education	130	(1)
The Common School Movement	131	(3)
Spinsters, Bachelors, and Gender Barriers in Teaching	134	(1)
The Secondary School Movement	135	(2)
School Reform Efforts	137	(2)
John Dewey and Progressive Education	139	(2)
The Federal Government	141	(3)
The World We Created at Hamilton High: A Schoolography	144	(1)
A Super School (If You're on the Right Side of the Tracks), 1953--1965	144	(1)
Social Unrest Comes to School, 1966--1971	145	(1)
The Students' Turn, 1972--1979	145	(2)
New Students, Old School, 1980--1985	147	(1)
Hall of Fame: Profiles in Education	148	(15)
Summary	160	(1)
Key Terms and People	160	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	161	(1)
The Teachers, Schools, and Society Reader	162	(1)
The Struggle for Educational Opportunity	163	(32)
Educational Opportunity for All	164	(3)
Native American Tribes: The History of Miseducation	167	(1)
Black Americans: The Struggle for a Chance to Learn	168	(6)
Hispanics: Growing School Impact	174	(1)
Mexican Americans	175	(1)
Puerto Ricans	175	(1)
Cuban Americans	176	(1)
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: The Magnitude of Diversity	176	(1)
Chinese Americans	176	(1)
Filipino Americans	177	(1)
Asian Indian Americans	177	(1)
Japanese Americans	178	(1)
Southeast Asian Americans	179	(1)
Arab Americans: Moving Beyond the Stereotype	180	(2)
Women and Education: A History of Sexism	182	(2)
The Impact of Title IX	184	(2)
Are Equity and Excellence Compatible?: Classroom Strategies for Teaching Diverse Learners	186	(3)
American Schools: Better Than We Think?	189	(6)
Summary	192	(1)
Key Terms and People	192	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	193	(1)
The Teachers, Schools, and Society Reader	194	(1)
Philosophy of Education	195	(33)
Finding Your Philosophy of Education	196	(2)
Inventory of Philosophies of Education	198	(2)
Interpreting Your Responses	200	(1)
Five Philosophies of Education	200	(1)
Teacher-Centered Philosophies	201	(1)
Essentialism	201	(3)
Perennialism	204	(3)
Student-Centered Philosophies	207	(1)
Progressivism	207	(3)
Social Reconstructionism	210	(3)
Existentialism	213	(4)
Psychological Influences on Education	217	(1)
Constructivism	217	(1)
Behaviorism	218	(1)
Cultural Influences on Education	219	(1)
The Three Legendary Figures of Classical Western Philosophy	220	(1)
Basic Philosophical Issues and Concepts	221	(1)
Metaphysics and Epistemology	221	(2)
Ethics, Political Philosophy, and Aesthetics	223	(1)
Logic	223	(1)
Your Turn	224	(4)
Summary	224	(1)
Key Terms and People	225	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	226	(1)
The Teachers, Schools, and Society Reader	227	(1)
Financing and Governing America's Schools	228	(31)
Follow the Money: Financing America's Schools	229	(1)
Why Should Teachers Care Where the Money Comes from?	229	(1)
The Property Tax: The Road to Unequal Schools	230	(1)
Reforming Education Finance	231	(2)
Robin Hood's New Arrow: Adequacy	233	(2)
Does Money Matter?	235	(1)
States Finding the Money	236	(1)
The Federal Government's Role in Financing Education	237	(1)
What the Future May Hold for School Finance	238	(1)
Accountability	239	(1)
Choice Programs	239	(1)
The Economy's Impact on School Budgets	239	(1)
Local Fundraising	239	(1)
Decaying Infrastructure	240	(1)
Governing America's Schools	240	(1)
School Governance Quiz	240	(2)
The Legal Control of Schools	242	(1)
From an Idea to a Reality	242	(3)
State Influence Grows as School Boards Come under Fire	245	(2)
The School Superintendent and Principal	247	(2)
Covert Power in Schools	249	(4)
Business and Schools	253	(1)
Making Schools More Responsive	253	(6)
Summary	256	(1)
Key Terms and People	257	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	257	(1)
The Teachers, Schools, and Society Reader	258	(1)
School Law and Ethics	259	(47)
Classroom Law	260	(1)
What Is Your Rights Quotient?	261	(1)
Teachers' Rights and Responsibilities	261	(11)
Students' Rights and Responsibilities	272	(11)
Teaching and Ethics	283	(4)
Moral Education: Programs That Teach Right from Wrong	287	(2)
Character Education	289	(1)
Classrooms That Explore Ethical Issues	290	(6)
Summary	293	(1)
Key Terms and People	293	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	294	(1)
The Teachers, Schools, and Society Reader	295	(1)
INTASC Reflective Activities and Your Portfolio---Part 2	296	(10)
PART 3 SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS
Schools: Choices and Challenges	306	(42)
A Meeting Here Tonight	307	(4)
The Purposes of School	311	(1)
Purpose 1: To Transmit Society's Knowledge and Values (Passing the Cultural Baton)	312	(1)
Purpose 2: Reconstructing Society (Schools as Tools for Change)	313	(2)
Public Demands for Schools	315	(1)
Where Do You Stand?	316	(3)
Education Reform	319	(3)
Beyond the Neighborhood Public School	322	(1)
The Choice Concept	322	(1)
Magnet Schools	323	(1)
Open Enrollment	324	(1)
Vouchers	324	(1)
Charter Schools	325	(3)
Schools.com	328	(2)
EMOs (Educational Maintenance Organizations): Schools for Profit	330	(1)
Brand Name Education: Should Schools Be ``Open'' for Business?	331	(4)
Home Schools, Home Teachers	335	(2)
What Makes a School Effective?	337	(1)
Factor 1: Strong Leadership	337	(1)
Factor 2: A Clear School Mission	338	(1)
Factor 3: A Safe and Orderly Climate	339	(1)
Factor 4: Monitoring Student Progress	340	(1)
Factor 5: High Expectations	341	(1)
A Note of Caution on Effective Schools Research	342	(1)
Beyond Five Factors	343	(4)
Summary	344	(1)
Key Terms and People	345	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	346	(1)
The Teachers, Schools, and Society Reader	347	(1)
Curriculum, Standards, and Testing	348	(44)
The Faculty Room	349	(1)
The Visible Curriculum	350	(1)
The Two Rs in the Seventeenth Century	350	(1)
Eighteenth Century: Focus on Building a New Nation	351	(1)
A Secularied Curriculum for Students in the Nineteenth Century	351	(1)
Progressive Education in the First half of the Twentieth Century	351	(1)
Sputnik in Space and a More Demanding Curriculum, 1950s--1960s	351	(1)
Social Concern and Relevance, 1960s--1970s	351	(1)
Back to Basics, Standards an Testing, 1980s--Today	352	(1)
The Invisible Curriculum	352	(1)
The Extracurriculum	353	(1)
Who and What Shape the Curriculum?	354	(1)
Teachers	355	(1)
Parental and Community Groups	355	(1)
Students	355	(1)
Administrators	356	(1)
The State Government	356	(1)
Local Government	356	(1)
Colleges and Universities	356	(1)
Standardized Tests	356	(1)
Education Commissions and Committees	357	(1)
Professional Organizations	357	(1)
Special Interest Groups	357	(1)
Publishers	357	(1)
Federal Government	357	(1)
The Technology Revolution	358	(2)
The Reign of the Textbook	360	(3)
The Standards Movement	363	(4)
No Child Left Behind: Tests and Protests	367	(3)
Test Problems: Seven Reasons Why Standardized Tests Are Not Working	370	(8)
Alternates to High-Stakes Testing	378	(1)
Tension Points	379	(1)
Intelligent Design versus Evolution	379	(2)
Censorship and the Curriculum	381	(2)
Cultural Literacy or Cultural Imperialism?	383	(1)
The Saber-Tooth Curriculum	384	(2)
New Directions for the Curriculum	386	(1)
Enduring Lessons: A Modest Proposal	386	(6)
Summary	388	(1)
Key Terms and People	389	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	389	(2)
The Teachers, Schools, and Society Reader	391	(1)
Becoming an Effective Teacher	392
Are Teachers Born, or Made?	393	(1)
Academic Learning Time	394	(2)
Classroom Management	396	(4)
The Pedagogical Cycle	400	(1)
Clarity and Academic Structure	401	(1)
Questioning	402	(2)
Student Response	404	(4)
Reaction or Productive Feedback	408	(3)
Variety in Process and Content	411	(1)
Models for Effective Instruction	412	(1)
Direct Teaching	413	(1)
Cooperative Learning	414	(1)
Mastery Learning	415	(1)
Problem-Based Learning	416	(2)
Technology as a Tool for Effective Teaching	418	(1)
It's the Teaching, Not the Technology	419	(1)
Problem-Based Learning	419	(2)
Cooperative Learning and Scaffolding	421	(1)
Mastery Learning	421	(1)
Wait Time and Teacher Feedback	421	(2)
Direct Teaching	423	(1)
Effective and Reflective Teaching	423	(3)
Stages of Teacher Development	426	(6)
Summary	428	(1)
Key Terms and People	429	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	430	(1)
The Teachers, Schools, and Society Reader	431	(1)
INTASC Reflective Activities and Your Portfolio---Part 3	432
Appendices
Text Appendix
Teacher Competency Exams and Praxis™ Sample Test Questions	1	(1)
ONLINE APPENDICES
State Departments of Education
Summary of Educational Reform Reports
Classroom Observation Guidelines
Curricular Tension Points and Trends
Q and A Guide to Entering the Teaching Profession
Glossary
Notes
Credits	1	(1)
Index	1