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Chapter 1 The Teaching Profession and You
Focus Questions
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A Teaching Career—Is It Right for You?
Professionalism at the Crossroads
From Normal Schools to Board-Certified Teachers
How Teachers Are Prepared Today
Urban Legends about Teacher Education
Educational Associations
Professional Associations and Resources
American Schools: Better Than We Think?
Digging Deeper Online
Connect for Teachers, Schools, and Society
Key Terms and People
Discussion Questions and Activities
Chapter 2 Different Ways of Learning
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Mindsets and Multiple Intelligences
Assessment
The Five Minds
Emotional Intelligence
Learning Styles
Do Boys and Girls Learn Differently?
Brain Differences
Exceptional Learners
The Gifted and Talented
Special Education
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Key Terms and People
Discussion Questions and Activities
Chapter 3 Teaching Your Diverse Students
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Student Diversity
Unconscious Bias: When Believing is Seeing
Gender: From Binary to Spectrum (LGBTQA)
Theories of Why Some Groups Succeed and Others Do Not
From the Melting Pot to Cultural Pluralism
English Language Learners (ELL)
Dual Language Programs
Multicultural Education
The Multiculturalism Debate
Approaches to Multicultural Education
Teaching
Stereotypes
Stereotype Threat
Generalizations
Today’s Classroom
Meet Your Seventh-Grade Class
Diversity Assets
Teaching Skills
We Are One
Connect for Teachers, Schools, and Society
Key Terms and People
Discussion Questions and Activities
Chapter 4 Student Life in School and at Home
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Rules, Rituals, and Routines
“Poetry Lesson”: A Teacher’s Perspective
“Poetry Lesson”: A Student’s Perspective
Watching the Clock
The Teacher as Gatekeeper
The Other Side of the Tracks
The Gendered World of Elementary and
Middle Schools
GUEST COLUMN: Haunted by Racist Attitudes
High School: Lessons in Social Status
Social Challenges Come to School
Family Patterns
Poverty
Hidden America: Homeless Families
Children: At Promise or at Risk?
Dropping Out
Sexuality and Teenage Pregnancy
Substance Abuse
Obesity and Eating Disorders
Bullying
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Key Terms and People 118
Discussion Questions and Activities 119
Chapter 5 The Multicultural History of American Education
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Christopher Lamb’s Colonial Classroom
Colonial New England Education: God’s Classrooms
A New Nation Shapes Education
The Common School Movement
Native American Tribes: The History of Miseducation
Spinsters, Bachelors, and Gender Barriers in Teaching
The Secondary School Movement
A Brief History of Educational Reform
John Dewey and Progressive Education
The Federal Government
Black Americans: The Struggle for a Chance to Learn
Hispanics: Growing School Impact
Mexican Americans
Puerto Ricans
Cuban Americans
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: The Magnitude of Diversity
Chinese Americans
Filipino Americans
Asian Indian Americans
Japanese Americans
Southeast Asian Americans
Arab Americans: Moving beyond the Stereotype
Women and Education: A History of Sexism
Hall of Fame: Profiles in Education
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Key Terms and People
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Chapter 6 Philosophy of Education
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Finding Your Philosophy of Education
Inventory of Philosophies of Education
Interpreting Your Responses
Five Philosophies of Education
Teacher-Centered Philosophies
Essentialism
Perennialism
Student-Centered Philosophies
Progressivism
Social Reconstructionism
Existentialism
Can Teachers Blend These Five Philosophies?
Psychological Influences on Education
Constructivism
Behaviorism
Cultural Influences on Education
The Three Legendary Figures of Classical Western Philosophy
Basic Philosophical Issues and Concepts
Metaphysics and Epistemology
Logic
Ethics, Political Philosophy, and Aesthetics
Your Turn
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Key Terms and People
Discussion Questions and Activities
Chapter 7 Financing and Governing America’s Schools
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Follow the Money: Financing America’s Schools
Why Should Teachers Care Where the Money Comes From?
The Property Tax: The Road to Unequal Schools
Reforming Education Finance
From Robin Hood to Adequacy
Does Money Matter?
States Finding the Money
The Federal Government’s Role in Financing Education
Schools, Children, and Commercialism
Commercializing Childhood
Brand Name Education: Should Schools Be Open for Business?
What the Future May Hold for School Finance Accountability
Choice Programs, Vouchers, and the Neighborhood School
Longer School Day and School Year
The Economy’s Impact on School Budgets
The Rich–Poor School Divide Is Likely to Grow
Decaying Infrastructure
Commercializing Children and Schools
Governing America’s Schools
School Governance Quiz
The Legal Control of Schools
State Influence Grows as School Boards Come under Fire
The School Superintendent and Principal
Covert Power in Schools
Business and Schools
Making Schools More Responsive
Schooling Beyond the U.S.
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Key Terms and People
Discussion Questions and Activities
Chapter 8 School Law and Ethics
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Classroom Law
What Is Your Rights Quotient?
Teaching and Ethics
Cheating: The Dishonor Role
Social Networking Comes to School
Protecting Your Students
Classroom Climates that Promote Ethical Reflection
Classrooms That Explore Ethical Issues
Connect for Teachers, Schools, and Society
Key Terms and People
Discussion Questions and Activities
Chapter 9 Purposes of America’s Schools and the Current Reform Movement
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Why Do Schools Exist?
Where Do You Stand?
The Schools We Create
Charter Schools
Vouchers
Open Enrollment
Magnet Schools
Full Service Schools for the Whole Child
Virtual Schools
Home Schools
Public Schools as Profit Centers
Green Schools
What Makes Schools Effective?
Teachers and Reform
The Importance of Trust
Students and School Reform
Rethinking Reform
Connect for Teachers, Schools, and Society
Key Terms and People
Discussion Questions and Activities
Chapter 10 Curriculum, Standards, and Testing
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What We Teach
The Visible Curriculum
The Invisible Curriculum
The Extracurriculum
Who and What Shape the Curriculum?
Teachers
Parental and Community Groups
Students
State Government
Standardized Tests
Publishers
Professional Organizations
Parental and Community Groups
Marketers and Other Special Interest Groups
Local Government
Federal Government
Education Commissions and Committees
Colleges and Universities
Administrators
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and the Testing Culture
The Common Core
The Problem with High Stakes Standardized Tests
Evaluating Teachers by Student Test Scores
Alternatives to High-Stakes Testing
Tension Points
Evolution, Climate Change, Religion and Science
Censorship and the Curriculum
What’s Worth Knowing?: The Case for Cultural Literacy
The Technology Revolution
Technology in the Classroom
The Digital Divide
Suggestions for Tomorrow’s Curriculum
Connect for Teachers, Schools, and Society
Key Terms and People
Discussion Questions and Activities
Chapter 11 Becoming an Effective Teacher
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Are Teachers Born, or Made?
Learning Time
Classroom Management
Preventing Problems
The Pedagogical Cycle
Clarity and Academic Structure
Questioning
Student Response
Reaction or Productive Feedback
Technology as a Tool for Effective Teaching
Models for Effective Instruction
Direct Teaching
Flipped Instruction
Cooperative Learning
Mastery Learning
Problem-Based Learning
Differentiated Instruction
A Few More Thoughts on Effective Teaching
Your First Day: Creating a Productive Classroom Climate
Connect for Teachers, Schools, and Society
Key Terms and People
Discussion Questions and Activities
Online Appendices: Available in the Connect eBook
Glossary G–1
Notes N–1
Credits C–1
Index I–1
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