No Child Left Behind and the Illusion of Reform: Critical Essays by Educators
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
No Child Left Behind and the Illusion of Reform: Critical Essays by Educators
By (Author) Thomas S. Poetter
Edited by Joseph C. Wegwert
Edited by Catherine Haerr
University Press of America
University Press of America
28th March 2006
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
371
Physical Properties
Paperback
142
Width 163mm, Height 229mm, Spine 11mm
231g
Description
No Child Left Behind and the Illusion of Reform highlights the scholarship of eight doctoral students in curriculum and their professor, who took on the legal, political, philosophical, social, cultural, economic, and curricular assumptions of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). This book, the manifestation of their work, is a critical examination of the impact of the NCLB on the lives of children, families, and teachers; and the elusive, but powerful, dynamic found between the rhetorical machinations of the law and the ideological touchstones that dominate the American political terrain.
This book openly challenges the law with arguments founded on solid research, scholarship, and data. No Child Left Behind and the Illusion of Reform argues that this law is not only a bad idea for children, but also for teachers, parents, schools, and communities because it undermines good teaching through an over-emphasis on testing and measurement. NCLB also pits schools against each other in a competition for limited resources. The book argues that the law sets impossible goals, which further and unnecessarily defeat and deflate the institution of public education.
Reviews
Hayes, with his vast experience in education, is masterful at weaving an in-depth analysis of the law and its effects on our schools. With our 350 footnotes in less than 200 pages and an easy-to-read format, this is a must read for anyone needing or wanting to know about NCLB. Highly recommended. * Choice Reviews *
Hayes, with his vast experience in education, is masterful at weaving an in-depth analysis of the law and its effects on our schools. With our 350 footnotes in less than 200 pages and an easy-to-read format, this is a must read for anyone needing or wanting to know about NCLB.
Highly recommended.
Author Bio
Thomas S. Poetter is a Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is the author of articles and books on curriculum, teaching, and action research in teacher education. He has authored, co-authored, or co-edited five other books including The Education of Sam Sanders, forthcoming from Hamilton Books, and numerous refereed journal articles and book chapters.
Joseph C. Wegwert taught social studies at the secondary level for 22 years. He is currently a full-time doctoral student in curriculum at Miami University and teaches an undergraduate course entitled "Socio-cultural Studies in Education."
Catherine Haerr is a doctoral student in curriculum at Miami University. She has taught elementary school for 15 years and is a National Board Certified Teacher.
