Schools Of Tomorrow Schools Of Today

Comprises 13 contributions which show what can be learned from many of the early progressive private schools and the historical links to current public school reforms. Topics include the Francis W. Parker school and Chicago's progressive education legacy, reflections on the park school of Buffalo and American progressive education, elitism and educational democracy at the Lincoln School of Teachers College, and the W. Haywood Burns school as a new vision in progressive public education. Intended for education practitioners, policy makers, and reformers. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Eric Sheninger and Thomas Murray outline eight keys to intentionally design tomorrow's schools so today's learners are prepared for success.

There has been no attempt in this book to develop a complete theory of education nor yet review any "systems" or discuss the views of prominent educators. This is not a text book of education, nor yet an exposition of a new method of school teaching, aimed to show the weary teacher or the discontented parent how education should be carried on. We have tried to show what actually happens when schools start out to put into practice, each in its own way, some of the theories that have been pointed to as the soundest and best ever since Plato, to be then laid politely away as precious portions of our "intellectual heritage." - Preface.

Drawing on the incredible story of Grange Primary School, Gerver argues that our education system no longer works for today's generation of learners.

Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow provides a compelling analysis of the forces and choices that have shaped the trend toward the resegregation of public schools. By assembling a wide range of contributors—historians, sociologists, economists, and education scholars—the editors provide a comprehensive view of a community’s experience with desegregation and economic development. Here we see resegregation through the lens of Charlotte, North Carolina, once a national model of successful desegregation, and home of the landmark Swann desegregation case, which gave rise to school busing. This book recounts the last forty years of Charlotte’s desegregation and resegregation, putting education reform in political and economic context. Within a decade of the Swanncase, the district had developed one of the nation’s most successful desegregation plans, measured by racial balance and improved academic outcomes for both black and white students. However, beginning in the 1990s, this plan was gradually dismantled. Today, the level of resegregation in Charlotte has almost returned to what it was prior to 1971. At the core of Charlotte’s story is the relationship between social structure and human agency, with an emphasis on how yesterday’s decisions and actions define today’s choices.

Public and private school choice options are examined in this work for parents and educators. An introductory chapter examines the concept of school choice. Chapters on different kinds of public and private choices describe educational, financial, and organizational elements of magnet schools, charter schools, public alternative schools, independent private schools, Catholic and Christian schools, and homeschools. A final chapter shows what to look for in choosing a school. Harris teaches at Stephen F. Austin State University, and has experience in the public schools as a teacher and administrator. Lowery is professor and director of PK-12 administrator preparation at the University of Texas-Arlington and a former member of the Texas State Board of Education. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

With all that we know about how students learn, the nature of the world they will face after graduation, and the educational inequities that have existed for centuries, maintaining a traditional, one-size-fits-all approach to teaching and learning is tantamount to instructional malpractice. International security, the success of global economies, and sustainability as a global society all depend on the success of our education system in the years to come. It’s our obligation to prepare our students for their future—not our past. Authors Eric C. Sheninger and Thomas C. Murray outline eight keys—each a piece of a puzzle for transforming the K–12 education system of teaching and learning—to intentionally design tomorrow’s schools so today’s learners are prepared for success . . . and stand ready to create new industries, find new cures, and solve world problems. The traditional model of schooling ultimately prepares students for the industrial model of the past. If we want our students to become successful citizens in a global society, we must dramatically shift to a more personal approach. Failure is not an option. We can no longer wait. Let Learning Transformed show you how you can be a part of the solution. The authors encourage you to use the hashtag #LT8Keys to continue the discussion online.

Modern day efforts in education reform often call for an examination of "out-of-the-box" approaches that appear to be achieving promising outcomes. John Dewey and his daughter Evelyn took just that approach in preparation for their 1915 book SCHOOLS OF TO-MORROW. John Dewey's reputation by this time was well established-not only in the field of education but also in psychology and philosophy. Evelyn was an experienced teacher with a special interest in experimentation, becoming involved with the Bureau of Educational Experiments and assisting her father in his educational investigations. Both father and daughter were intensely interested in the plight of immigrant and other disadvantaged students. John Dewey, drawing heavily on the philosophy of Rousseau, envisions learning as a child's natural propensity, given his or her awareness of approaching adulthood. Educators tend, he believes, to overstress the traditional (one might say "unnatural") academic components of public education at the expense of the child's innate desire to learn how to be a successful adult. The text includes numerous real-life examples of teachers and students involved in the above approach, with photographs showing students engaged in learning. While these illustrations are taken from a century ago, one can easily imagine the same scenes with students involved in activities related to today's technological, economic, and scientific fields.