23 Myths About the History of American Schools

What the Truth Can Tell Us, and Why It Matters

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

AvSherman Dorn,David A. Gamson,David A Gamson

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In this fascinating collection, some of the foremost historians of education—including Barbara Beatty, Larry Cuban, Linda Eisenmann, Yoon Pak, John Rury, and Jonathan Zimmerman—debunk commonly held myths about American schooling. Each short, readable chapter focuses on one myth, explaining what the real history is and how it helped shape education today. Contributors take on a host of tall tales, including the supposed agrarian origins of summer vacation; exaggerated stories of declining student behavior and academic performance; persistent claims that some people are born to be teachers; idealistic notions that the 1954 Brown decision ended segregation in American schools; misleading beliefs that classrooms operate in ways designed to fit the industrial era; and more. 23 Myths About the History of American Schools will awaken the inner history nerd of everyone who ever asked, "How did we get this crazy school system?" It will affirm the truth that its readers are as entitled to think critically about schooling as anyone else. Book Features:Examines how the history of American education has been distorted and misrepresented, either intentionally or unintentionally. Provides important stories that can help guide discussion about the future of education. Anticipates what local and state politicians are likely to say (and misstate) about schooling.Provides engaging chapters that highlight why real history is important and more fascinating than the myths.Accessible to a wide range of readers from undergraduates to career educators.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-04-26
Mått162 x 235 x 16 mm
Vikt272 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagTeachers' College Press
ISBN9780807769270

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ContentsAcknowledgments vIntroduction: Of Education Myths and History 1David A. Gamson and Sherman DornPart I: Origin Myths1. The Myth of the Little Red Schoolhouse 11Jonathan Zimmerman2. The Myth of a Purely Religious Motive for Harvard's Establishment 20A. J. Angulo3. The Myth of Summer Vacation and the Agrarian Calendar 30Kenneth Gold4. The Myth of Local Control 42Campbell F. Scribner5. The Myth of Industrial-Era Classrooms 50Sherman DornPart II: MYTHS OF PROGRESS AND DECLINE6. The Myth of Declining Student Behavior 61Judith Kafka7. The Myth of Faulty City Schools 73John L. Rury8. The Myth of American School Decline 81David A. Gamson9. The Myth That U.S. Schools Were Desegregated in 1954 90Hope C. Rias10. Reframing the Myth of School Reform Failure: Clocking School Change 98Larry CubanPart III: MYTHS ABOUT TEACHERS11. The Myth That Good Teachers Are Born, Not Made 109Kate Rousmaniere12. The Myth of Heroic Teachers in Special Education 118Neil Dhingra, Joel Miller, and Kristen Chmielewski13. The Myth That Elementary Writing Instruction Is Recent 127Joan M. Taylor14. The Myth That Schoolteachers Take the Summer Off 140Christine A. Ogren15. The Myth of Harmful Teacher Tenure 149Diana D'Amico PawlewiczPart IV: MYTHS ABOUT INEVITABILITY16. The Du Bois–Washington Myth of Black Male Educational Thinkers 161Dellyssa Edinboro17. The Myth of Gender Dominance in Higher Education 169Linda Eisenmann18. The Myth of the Asian American Model Minority, American Individualism, and Meritocracy 178Sharon S. Lee and Yoon K. PakPart V: MYTH-ING VOICES AND QUESTIONS19. The Myth of De Facto Segregation 191Ansley T. Erickson and Andrew R. Highsmith20. The Myth That Technology Will Modernize Teaching 204Victoria Cain21. The Myth That School Spending Doesn't Affect Student Outcomes 213Matthew Gardner Kelly22. The Myth That Preschool Education Is a Panacea 223Barbara Beatty23. The Myth of Patriotic Education as a Unifying Force 232Cody Dodge EwertAbout the Editors and the Contributors 239Index 243