Unlearning Failure

Dr. Dierdre Glenn Paul, full professor at Montclair State University, is the author of four books, four book chapters, multiple journal articles and has made numerous presentations. Her most significant accomplishment, however, is being mom to two fantastic children.

• DedicationPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart IChapter 1: Demythologizing the American History of Urban Public SchoolingChapter 2: The Emergence of Race in the Debate on Urban School ReformChapter 3: The Infusion of Big, Federal Cash…Throwing Good Money After BadPart IIChapter 4: Can Failure Be Unlearned? Can urban schools actually be transformed in the new millennium? Chapter 5: Can Competition Serve as the Jumpstart That Failing Urban Public Schools Need To Get Their Acts Together? Chapter 6: What is School Choice? Why is it the Only Viable Alternative to Failing Urban Schools in the New Millennium? References

For administrators, teachers, parents, and all stakeholders wanting to improve the underperformance of urban school systems, Dr. Paul’s Unlearning Failure: Can Urban Schools Be Reformed in the New Millennium? is a well-researched and documented resource. Beginning with a caveat that one size can never fit all learning institutions, Dr. Paul boldly calls for a major paradigm shift in what she characterizes as the continuing support of the models that have led to failing urban schools or “toxic schooling”. Her discourse reflects her many years and experiences in teaching, providing the optimal learning experiences for all students, regardless of race, socio-economic background or zip code. Unlearning Failure: Can Urban Schools Be Reformed in the New Millennium? is an excellent step towards our ‘knowing better’, and both the adaptation and implementation of its ideas is the essential step towards our ‘doing better’ for all of our children.