Education flashpoints : fighting for America's schools / Alan J. Singer.

Author/creator Singer, Alan J.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.
Descriptionxiii, 195 pages ; 24 cm
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Abstract "Drawing on his widely read Huffington Post columns -- rated one of the top educational blogs in the United States -- Alan Singer introduces readers to contemporary issues in education in the United States. The issues are presented with a point of view and an edge intended to promote widespread classroom debate and discussion. Each section opens with a new topical summary essay followed by a series of brief essays updated and adapted from Huffington Post columns. The book includes guest contributions, guiding questions, and responses to essays by teacher education students and teachers to further classroom discussion. Education Flashpoints is written in a conversational style that draws readers into a series of debates by presenting issues in a clear and concise manner, but also with a touch of irony and a bit of rhetorical bite. The topics examined in these essays read like the latest newspaper headlines in the battle to define public education in the United States. "-- Provided by publisher.
General noteArticles previously published in the blog http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/.
LCCN 2013045151
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