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High stakes, children, testing, and failure in American schools, Dale D. Johnson and Bonnie Johnson

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High stakes, children, testing, and failure in American schools, Dale D. Johnson and Bonnie Johnson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-211) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

High stakes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

48966625

Responsibility statement

Dale D. Johnson and Bonnie Johnson

Sub title

children, testing, and failure in American schools

Summary

Spending a year as teachers at one of the poorest elementary schools in Louisiana, the authors witnessed first hand the damages of the standards and accountability measures forced on poor children. They present their story in journal form, demonstrating how the poverty of the children, the lack of resources of the schools, the demoralization of teachers, and the imposition of the accountability "reforms" are some of the prime factors for the failure of American education. They offer advice for some real reform that would focus on the economic inequality of school districts

Table Of Contents

From ivory tower to White Lightning Road : launching a teaching career -- Hayricks and helicopters : the realities of an underfunded school -- September : the children we teach -- October : regulating teaching -- November : drugs, poverty, and test scores -- December : "clamp down" -- January : test preparation--the pace quickens -- February : pep rallies for tests -- March : test-day traumas -- April : freedom to teach and learn -- May : "I don't want to spend my time on paperwork" -- How can we build a better future? : recommendations for policy change

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