What Other Teachers Won't Tell You: A Parent's Guide to Coping with Schools - Couverture souple

Goodsell, Donald F

 
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Synopsis

Why I Wrote the Book. I’m concerned about my two young granddaughter's education. I’ve spent a lifetime in education and I want to be sure that when I’m gone their parents (and you) will have a reference to what I have learned and discerned. Why You Should Read the Book. There are defects in the American education system that the “powers-that-be” chose to ignore. You should know about them and be prepared to deal with them. There are pertinent questions to be asked and effective actions to be taken as you interact with your children, their teachers, principals, the superintendent and school board members. Topics include: School safety, from bullies to killers Indicators of effective classrooms Indicators of defective classrooms and how to deal with them Improving your child’s test scores How students can learn the neglected basics Students and teachers being robbed of needed class time Dealing with inappropriate curriculum. If you have a crisis of the moment you can use the expanded Table of Contents to go directly to that issue.

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À propos de l'auteur

Donald Goodsell spent over three decades as a public school math teacher and has taught everything from 7th grade to pre-calculus. He has written many college entrance test questions for the ACT and taught college entrance test preparation courses. He served as faculty president, dealing with the problems and expectations of teachers in grades K though 12. He interacted with everyone who worked for the school system and with the board members who hired them. As a parent, grandparent and tutor he has seen the school system from the other side. He sees flaws and will help you deal with them.

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