How Political Correctness Weakens Schools: Stop Losing And Start Winning Educational Excellence Hardcover

Jim Dueck

Education for this generation's youth is the key for our nation's future well-being but it is now threatened by political correctness. A politically correct environment seeks to avoid controversial issues by maintaining the status quo on matters related to workers in the education system while avoiding the best interests of the stakeholders, and it is for this reason that political correctness must be challenged on many issues in our school system, so that our children have a better chance for learning well and then living well. This book's focus is on using accountability to pressure the system toward implementing reforms necessary for winning. It deals with educational policies, which are controversial and also identified by others for being problematic, rather than classroom practices. The solutions, or recommendations, proposed are intended to ensure that policies align with the best interests of students, parents, and taxpayers rather than with those of the service providers.

9781475829860

English

Rowman And Littlefield

22-Dec-16

194

Jim Dueck, EdD, has a career in education spanning forty years of service as a teacher, principal, superintendent, and assistant deputy minister. He has also advised representatives from almost fifty education systems around the world regarding assessment and accountability in education, including the U.S. government's launch of the Race to the Top initiative.

Jim Dueck continues to be a provocative voice around issues of educational reform and improvement. With decades of experience behind him, Dueck offers recommendations on issues ranging from school accountability to educator accountability, from tenure to professional development to teacher preparation. You may not agree with everything he proposes, but he'll make you think. -- Joanne Weiss, education advisor and former chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of Education