Stephen L. Carter
Born in 1954 in Washington, D.C., Professor Carter was educated in the public schools of New York City, Washington, and Ithaca, New York. In 1976 he received his bachelor's degree with honors from Stanford University, where he majored in history, ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Public Schools, Public Menace: How Public Schools Lie to ...
 An eye-opening look at the pitiful reality of the U.S. public school system: In Public Schools, Public Menace, author Joel Turtel unleashes a veritable full-scale assault on America's public school system, calling for nothing less than its complete [... more]
CDN$18.01
Amazon CA |
Paul Giganti, Jr.
Paul Giganti, Jr., teaches mathematics to teachers at the University of California at Berkeley. He is himself a graduate of UC Berkeley, with a degree in mathematics, and he taught in the public schools for fifteen years. He lives with his family ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Charles Ungerleider
Our public schools are in danger of collapse, and if they do, we will all pay the price Healthy public schools are essential for a healthy economy and creating informed citizens. But we are neglecting our schools in a perversely malicious way: ... [... more]
Random House |
Jeanne Birdsall
Jeanne Birdsall grew up in the suburbs west of Philadelphia, where she attended wonderful public schools. Jeanne had lots of great teachers, but her favorites were: Mrs. Corkhill, sixth grade, who encouraged her intellectual curiosity; Mr. ... [... more]
Random House |
Rafe Esquith
Rafe Esquith is beginning his eighteenth year at Hobart Elementary School in Los Angeles. He is the product of the Los Angeles public schools and a graduate of UCLA. His many honors and awards include the 1992 Disney National Outstanding Teacher ... [... more]
Random House |
Liza M. Wiemer
Liza M. Wiemer has taught in the Milwaukee public school system and, for the past fourteen years, in a religious school setting. She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and conducts workshops for people of all religions on how to connect with ... [... more]
Random House |
Paul Feig
Written in side-splitting and often cringe-inducing detail, Paul Feig takes you in a time machine to a world of bombardment by dodge balls, ill-fated prom dates, hellish school bus rides, and other aspects of public school life that will keep you ... [... more]
Random House |
Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity
Excellent book: Bad Boys by Ann Arnette Ferguson was an amazing book. I appreciated the ways that the theory that I have been reading flowed out of it. The book reminded me of the experiences that I have had teaching, in particular the school I taught at [... more]
CDN$21.83
Amazon CA |
Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity
Excellent book: Bad Boys by Ann Arnette Ferguson was an amazing book. I appreciated the ways that the theory that I have been reading flowed out of it. The book reminded me of the experiences that I have had teaching, in particular the school I taught at [... more]
CDN$30.05
Amazon CA |
Failing Our Kids: How We Are Ruining Our Public Schools
Amazon.ca: Subtitled "How We Are Ruining Our Public Schools," this study of Canadian education, by a former teacher at the high school and university level and former deputy minister of education in British Columbia, is not as negative as title [... more]
CDN$24.99
Amazon CA |
Tinkering toward Utopia: A Century of Public School Reform
disappointed after reading this book: Just as someone said below, "Good book for a report but not for pleasure reading". School book review: I'm a Macon State College education student. I chose to read "Tinkering Toward Utopia: A Century [... more]
CDN$24.48
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