What Is Wrong With Our Schools? The ideology impoverishing education in America

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE What Is Wrong With Our Schools? The ideology impoverishing education in America and how we can do better for our students by Daniel Buck "What is wrong with our schools?" is the question everyone seems to be asking, or more like screaming nowadays. Standard answers point to everything from school funding to unions to bureaucracies and more. In this book, Daniel Buck provides a different answer: flawed ideas - ideas about instruction, curriculum, even human nature itself - are the root cause of American schoolings dysfunction.Touching on philosophy, contemporary educational studies, cognitive science, and his own experience in the classroom, Buck argues that so long as we build our system on incorrect first principles, all other reforms are for naught. In place of the progressive education that pervades our schools, Buck argues for a traditionalist approach - classic literature, direct instruction, sequenced curricula, clear rules and consequences - as the education we need for the future. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Daniel Buck is a senior visiting fellow at the Fordham Institute, editor-in-chief of Chalkboard Review, and author. He earned his masters degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Daniels work has appeared in various publications including National Review, The Wall Street Journal, RealClearEducation, and the New York Post. He has taught English literature and English as a second language in public and private schools at the middle and high-school levels. Table of Contents Contents Part I. The History and the Argument 1. A Conflict of Visions....................................................................................9 2. A History of Educational Thought...........................................................25 Part II. Three Key Ideas 3. Knowledge: What Should Students Learn?.............................................57 4. Learning: How Should Students Learn?..................................................89 5. Character: In What Kind of Environment Should Students Learn? 123 Part III. Ideas Applied 6. Traditionalism in Action......................................................................... 151 7. Rehabilitating Educational Misconceptions ......................................... 181 8. A Canon of Traditionalist Education .................................................... 217 Review Daniel Bucks book opens with a disquieting anecdote. He had read aloud with students from a shared novel, enriched the book with background knowledge, and led a whole-class discussion but Bucks students had never experienced anything like it. That such traditional methods were utterly foreign to his students, whose only experience was in schools informed by romantic and "progressive" theories of education, is the starting point to a book full of observations and reflections that are carefully researched, insightful, and grounded in student welfare. Unbeknownst to his students, Bucks "new" way of teaching drew on traditional concepts of instruction informed by research into cognitive and social science. This is a profoundly thoughtful and important book. -- Doug Lemov, author, Teach Like a ChampionI have followed Daniel Bucks work for years. He is emerging as an indispensable and engaging voice on education. If he writes with more authority than most, its because his views were formed not in an ivory tower, but as a classroom teacher who takes seriously his responsibility to other peoples children. What is Wrong With Our Schools? will bring his insights to the broader audience he richly deserves. -- Robert Pondiscio, senior fellow, American Enterprise InstituteTheres plenty in this smart, hard-hitting book to make anyone feel pessimistic about the state of American education. But optimism is still in order, because Buck has picked up the mantle of traditionalism for a new generation. -- Michael Petrilli, president, Thomas B. Fordham Institute Long Description "What is wrong with our schools?" is the question everyone seems to be asking, or more like screaming nowadays. Standard answers point to everything from school funding to unions to bureaucracies and more. In this book, Daniel Buck provides a different answer: flawed ideas-ideas about instruction, curriculum, even human nature itself-are the root cause of American schoolings dysfunction. Touching on philosophy, contemporary educational studies, cognitive science, and his own experience in the classroom, Buck argues that so long as we build our system on incorrect first principles, all other reforms are for naught. In place of the progressive education that pervades our schools, Buck argues for a traditionalist approach-classic literature, direct instruction, sequenced curricula, clear rules and consequences-as the education we need for the future. Review Quote Theres plenty in this smart, hard-hitting book to make anyone feel pessimistic about the state of American education. But optimism is still in order, because Buck has picked up the mantle of traditionalism for a new generation. Michael Petrilli, president, Thomas B. Fordham Institute Details ISBN1915261538 Author Daniel Buck Year 2022 ISBN-13 9781915261533 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-11-14 Imprint John Catt Educational Ltd Place of Publication Suffolk Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2022-11-14 UK Release Date 2022-11-14 Edited by Guido Brand Birth 19730620 Affiliation University of Massachusetts Amherst Position Associate Director Qualifications Ph.D. Pages 232 Audience Age 18-99 ISBN-10 1915261538 DEWEY 370.973 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-11-13 Publisher Hodder Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:139638313;

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