CART: 0 item(s) $0.00Kids, Classrooms, and Capitol Hill: A Peek Inside the Walls of America's Public Schools
| By Kelly Flynn |
(click to enlarge)
|
Rowman & Littlefield Education | |||||||||
|
||||||||||
"Reflection on the ramifications of student-learning, or failure to learn, is crucial to improving our education system. Kelly reflects clearly and accurately, and her insights can help all parties involved better understand the workings of our often unfairly maligned public school systems.
"—Rick Ferriby, educational field instructor, Michigan State University
See all reviews
There's a battle going on in public education right now. Education reform is every politician's favorite new cause. But educators, the experts in teaching and learning, are being left out of the conversation. And true education reform cannot happen until we see the issues clearly. Edgy, funny and poignant, Kids, Classrooms, and Capitol Hill explores the issues, big and small, facing the key players in what sometimes feels like an impossible quest-- educating our nation's youth.
So before you choose sides, read this book. Chances are you won't hear this point of view from people who are actually working in schools. If there's one thing educators are afraid of, it's that they'll say the wrong thing and tarnish their beloved profession. So they spout the party line and make nice, zealously guarding the truth and the reputations of their schools. But the truth is this: This thing called education is complicated, messy, excruciatingly difficult, humbling, humorous, aggravating, and fleetingly, rewarding.
To find out more about Kelly, visit her website at www.kellyflynnonline.com.
About the Author
Kelly Flynn is a freelance newspaper columnist for The Flint Journal in Michigan, covering all aspects of education.