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Author: Lewis Buzbee Publisher: Graywolf Press ISBN: 155597094X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 158
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A captivating meditation on education from the author of The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop In Blackboard, Lewis Buzbee looks back over a lifetime of experiences in schools and classrooms, from kindergarten to college and beyond. He offers fascinating histories of the key ideas informing educational practice over the centuries, which have shaped everything from class size to the layout of desks and chairs. Buzbee deftly weaves his own biography into this overview, approaching his subject as a student, a father, and a teacher. In so doing, he offers a moving personal testament to how he, "an average student" in danger of flunking out of high school, became the first in his family to graduate from college. He credits his success to the well-funded California public school system and bemoans the terrible price that state is paying as a result of funding being cut from today's budgets. For Buzbee, the blackboard is a precious window into the wider world, which we ignore at our peril. "Both anecdotal and eloquent, The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop is a tribute to those who crave the cozy confines of a bookshop, a place to be ‘alone among others' and savor a bountiful literary buffet." —Booklist (starred review)
Author: Evan Hunter Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 9780743493680 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 484
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Written in 1954, this controversial story cracked down on the public school system and dramatized student violence as no other novel of its time. It also spawned the classic 1955 film that introduced the world to Sidney Poitier and rock-and-roll music. Now reissued for its 50th anniversary.
Author: Clarence Taylor Publisher: Columbia University Press ISBN: 0231152698 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 386
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The New York City Teachers Union shares a deep history with the American left, having participated in some of its most explosive battles. Established in 1916, the union maintained an early, unofficial partnership with the American Communist Party, winning key union positions and advocating a number of Party goals. Clarence Taylor recounts this pivotal relationship and the backlash it created, as the union threw its support behind controversial policies and rights movements. Taylor's research reaffirms the party's close ties with the union—yet it also makes clear that the organization was anything but a puppet of Communist power. Reds at the Blackboard showcases the rise of a unique type of unionism that would later dominate the organizational efforts behind civil rights, academic freedom, and the empowerment of blacks and Latinos. Through its affiliation with the Communist Party, the union pioneered what would later become social movement unionism, solidifying ties with labor groups, black and Latino parents, and civil rights organizations to acquire greater school and community resources. It also militantly fought to improve working conditions for teachers while championing broader social concerns. For the first time, Taylor reveals the union's early growth and the somewhat illegal attempts by the Board of Education to eradicate the group. He describes how the infamous Red Squad and other undercover agents worked with the board to bring down the union and how the union and its opponents wrestled with charges of anti-Semitism.
Author: Jay Edward Adams Publisher: Timeless Texts ISBN: 9781889032054 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 154
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With curriculum in the courtroom and parents up in arms, education is in the forefront of discussion in much of America today. Here is a truly provocative book on what qualifies as Christian education. Dr. Adams focuses not only on the context of instruction, but also on the purpose and methods of learning in terms of spiritual growth and service. His innovative proposals regarding grading and the use of "ministering projects" will generate fresh thought and discussion among parents, teachers and administrators. - Back cover.
Author: Stacey Bess
Author: Lewis Buzbee
Author: Stacey Bess
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