Education in the New Millennium Not Like Your Grandmother's Schoolhouse

by Shaughnessy, Michael F.; Wright, : Cheryl; Cook, Ruth E.; Mahan, Virginia J.; Nystul, Michael S.; Irvin, Judith L.; Dowell, Art; Fradd, Sandra H.; Friedman, Maria L.; Stanley, Nile V.; Siegel, Janna; Benton, Stephen L.; Martin, Patricia L.; Tollefson, Non

• ISBN13: 9780761826484
• ISBN10: 0761826483
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-15
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

Education in the New Millennium details, for parents, taxpayers, and politicians, and those concerned about education, the intricacies and complexities of education in America. Author Michael F. Shaughnessy documents a number of different forms of education in the U.S., dividing education into a number of groups, including gifted education, special education, vocational education, and bilingual education.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Setting the Foundation for Lifelong Learning: The Importance of the Early Years	p. 1
Following the Trends in Early Childhood Intervention Services into the 21st Century	p. 15
Crack in the Cradle and the Silver Spoon--Substance-Exposed Kids Flooding Our Classrooms	p. 37
School Counseling	p. 57
Middle Level Education: Current Programs/Practices and Issues for the Future	p. 79
School Leadership in the New Century: The Specs	p. 97
Education for Limited English Proficient Students in the Twenty-First Century: Is an Adequate Public Education Within Their Reach?	p. 109
The Future or Reading Education: The New Millennium	p. 131
Special Education Issues, Trends, and Future Predictions	p. 151
Principals of Learning and Development in the Teaching of Writing	p. 173
Cognitive Theories of Motivation: Their Application to the Classroom	p. 203
How Much Mentoring is There in Your Mentoring Program?	p. 225
The Dunn and Dunn Learning Styles Model: Theory, Research, and Application	p. 239
Progress in Teaching the Future	p. 257
Vocational and Technical Education	p. 279
Current State of Art of Education of Individuals With Vision Impairment and Blindness	p. 297
Gifted Education: Are We Neglecting the Best and Brightest?	p. 311
Education: Past, Present, and Future	p. 325
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