Hot-button issues in today's schools : what every parent needs to know /
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Lanham, Md. :
Rowman & Littlefield Education,
2006.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface: who wrote this book and why?
- Introduction
- The teacher and the principal
- Are you happy with your child's classroom teacher?
- Is your child's principal a real leader?
- Male teachers in the primary grades : where are they?
- Should parents have a role in the selection, promotion, compensation and dismissal of teachers and principals?
- Classroom management and organization
- Homogenous versus heterogeneous grouping : what are your views?
- Promotional policies : where do you stand?
- Classroom discipline : what kind do you want for your child?
- How can homework be utilized as an effective learning tool?
- Children with special needs : where do they fit?
- Curriculum and textbook issues
- The 3 r's and rote learning : are they outdated?
- Bilingual education : what does it really accomplish?
- Is there a place for diversity in the curriculum?
- Textbooks used in our schools : have you reviewed them?
- Evaluation
- Report cards and standardized tests : what do they tell you?
- Can you help your child who is a "c" student become an "a" or "b" student?
- Parent-teacher conferences : what is your plan?
- Evolving issues
- Nutrition and the school cafeteria : how is your school doing?
- Sex, drugs, smoking and other health concerns : do they belong in the school curriculum?
- What can be done to improve school safety and avoid violence in our schools?
- College admission : is it ever too early to plan for your child's future?
- Alternative strategies
- School vouchers : problems or opportunities?
- Homeschool instruction : a new era or an educational error?
- Summer school, after school activities, and the extended school year : are new directions needed?
- Public, private, or a religious school : which one for your child?
- Concluding remarks
- Supplementary reading
- Index.