Education in Edge City

Hinely, Reg; Ford, Karen; Leavell, Alexandra

• Contents: K. Carter, Foreword. Preface. Introduction: What This Book is About and How It is Organized. Part I: Instruction and Classroom Management. But Where Am I? Edge City and Its Schools. Hey, Teach! Are You Rocking the Boat? Students' Resistance to Change. How Can You Do This to Me? Grading and Evaluation. Is There Always Just One Right Answer? Alternative Methods of Instruction and Assessment. Do They Have to Be in a Straight Row? Classroom Management. Part II: Issues in Education. Do You Call This Being Creative? Sexism in the Classroom. How Was Your Breakfast This Morning? Socioeconomic, Ethnic, and Cultural Differences. Can't I Learn Too? Mainstreaming the Exceptional Student. Now Just Exactly What Did I Do Wrong? A Case of Cheating. Don't You Have Any Religious Values? Separation of Church and State. Whose Paper Is This Anyway? Student Rights and Responsibilities. Part III: Foundations: Teaching as a Profession. Is It Really Me You Want? Affirmative Action in Action. Who's in Charge Here? Organization and Control of Schools. Do You Want to See My Dog and Pony Show? Teacher Evaluation. What Have I Gotten Myself Into? Conflicts in Student Teaching. Appendices: Biographies and Cumulative Folders. United States Constitution.

"Enables the instructor to cover a wide range of issues in a coherent, integrated fashion, while being an interesting read for the student. This text is timely and addresses the questions most often posed by preservice teachers."—Dennis N. BanksState University of New York, College at Oneonta"This book is NOT like a textbook, which is a definite plus. There is a narrative quality that makes it very accessible....There are ambiguities within cases and layers of complexity to be explored which are very true to real life....The impossibility of arriving at 'right' answers in all situations is one of the strongest points students carry away....What the cases do is raise questions, which is exactly what they should be doing. This is real classroom life, and for students who [do not have access] to experiences in the classroom within a particular course context, this is a very good second best."—Kate CruikshankIndiana University