The Education System is Broken: Strategies to Rebuilding Hope, Lives, and Futures

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The intent of this book is to look at our educational system as it currently works and to evaluate not only why this system is broken, but also how we might move forward, together, to fix it.So, how do we fix our failing schools We begin by finally taking the educator out from behind the desk and bring them to the table to share in the decisions and solutions regarding what is happening in our schools. It is time to part the curtains on our public school system and show you the villains, the heroes, the talented, and the not so talented. It is time to give you a behind the scenes view of our educational stage.

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The elephant in the classroom is no more. This conversational expose addresses the difficult truths facing our educational system. Grab a cup of coffee, sit down and be enlightened to not only the issues of education, but get an understanding of how you can help fix what is broken. -- Kelly McWilliams, administrator
You will be shocked, enraged, and ready to start having difficult conversations. -- Jamie Fowler, educator
Many have been waiting for a leader with the chutzpa to tackle and provide simple solutions for the troubles plaguing the American education system. Whether you are a teacher, an administrator, or a parent, you will hear the truth and your perspective addressed accurately as Cathy Tooley has personally looked through each lens. Of course, some truths might be hard to swallow, but they are truths nonetheless, and admitting they are true is the first step in the recovery. If the political wrangling stops, as Cathy suggests, and all interested parties come together for the sake of the children, the educational pendulum that is swinging dangerously out of control can be reined in with simple, logical steps for the benefit of the childrenand isnt that who its all about -- Shellie Stoker, educator
Cathy Tooleys book is the start of a movement of change that must happen in education. Her story will open your eyes to the problems in education, and make you think how you can be part of the answer. -- Wendy Myers, administrator

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Cathy S. Tooley is a consultant, trainer, speaker and the owner of Tools for Success, a company positioned to enhance learning through various tools. She is a retired educator with over thirty years of classroom experience and as a high school principal. In her book, The System is Broken she gives her readers visibility into the broken and fragile system. In this book Cathy gives our educators, our schools, our principals and our students the insight, the tools and the wisdom to mend our system.