| Description |
xii, 129 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Counterpoints, Studies in the postmodern theory of education ; v. 400 |
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Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.) ; v. 400.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
In defense of public school teachers in a time of crisis -- When generosity hurts : Bill Gates, public school teachers, and the politics of humiliation -- Teachers without jobs and education without hope : beyond bailouts and the fetish of the measurement trap -- Chartering disaster : why Duncan's corporate-based schools can't deliver an education that matters -- Dumbing down teachers : attacking colleges of education in the name of reform -- Business culture and the death of public education : Mayor Bloomberg, David Steiner, and the politics of corporate "leadership" -- Public intellectuals, the politics of clarity, and the crisis of language -- Paulo Freire and the pedagogy of bearing witness. |
| Summary |
This book examines American society's shift away from democratic public values, the ensuing move toward a market-driven mode of education, and the last decade's growing social disinvestment in youth. The author discusses the number of ways that the ideal of public education as a democratic public sphere has been under siege, including full-fledged attacks by corporate interests on public school teachers, schools of education, and teacher unions. It also reveals how a business culture cloaked in the guise of generosity and reform has supported a charter school movement that aims to dismantle public schools in favor of a corporate-friendly privatized system. The book encourages educators to become public intellectuals, willing to engage in creating a formative culture of learning that can nurture the ability to defend public and higher education as a general good- one crucial to sustaining a critical citizenry and a democratic society. -- Back Cover. |
| Subject |
Public schools -- United States.
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Privatization in education -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9781433112164 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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1433112167 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781433112171 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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1433112175 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9781453901410 (e-book) |
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1453901418 (e-book) |
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