Then, Now, and Why Now

Jim Dueck has had a career in education spanning forty years of service as a teacher, principal, superintendent, and deputy minister. He ahs advised representatives from almost fifty education systems around the world, who sought suggestions regarding assessment and accountability in education, including the US government’s launch of the Race to the Top initiative.

• PrefaceChapter 1: Our Time of Greatest ChangeChapter 2: School Safety ShatteredChapter 3: Class Size: Working or Learning ConditionChapter 4: The Changing School CultureChapter 5: Our Struggle for AccountabilityChapter 6: Choice: A Democratic RightChapter 7: The Neighborhood SchoolChapter 8: Parents Gaining PowerChapter 9: Sliding ReligiosityChapter 10: Teenagers: A Different and Problematic GenerationChapter 11: A New Health Crisis Facing StudentsChapter 12: Sex EducationChapter 13: Curriculum ChangesChapter 14: Classroom InstructionChapter 15: Dress CodesChapter 16: Student DisciplineChapter 17: Pass, Fail, Or PushChapter 18: Teacher Gender Over the DecadesChapter 19: Teacher Pay and EvaluationsChapter 20: Scoring the Work of TeachersChapter 21: Role of the PrincipalChapter 22: ConclusionReferences

Then, Now, and Why provides a sixty-year context for the biggest educational issues of the day. Dueck’s carefully researched trend analyses results in evidence-based arguments that call for sweeping reform. Best possible outcomes for students is his orienting perspective and it leaves no room for skeletons in the closet.