Left behind : the public education crisis in the United States / Paul L. Jalbert.
| Author/creator | Jalbert, Paul L. author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018. |
| Copyright Date | ©2018 |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : the crisis in public education -- The right to education -- 'The free press' -- on a corporate leash! -- The business model -- A political economy of education -- Poverty : the perennial problem -- Discrimination : some structural suspects -- The teaching profession -- The mismeasure of students -- What our children do not learn in high school, but should -- "What? I need to learn a second language?" -- Cultural arrogance -- Orwell's nightmare achieved : the 'colonization of the mind' vs. critical thinking -- Postscript : what to do? |
| Abstract | "This book addresses the harmful influences that the cultural, social, economic, political and ideological dimensions, in current 'American' society, have upon the delivery of elementary, secondary and university education. It examines the effects of poverty, funding at the local, state and federal levels and racial and ethnic discrimination. Arguing against the continuation of standardized testing--an ill-conceived methodology to measure the performance of children--the author advocates more one-on-one teaching and evaluation. He charges that students' rights to education are not respected and, in elementary and high school, receive little in the way of instruction that translates into life skills and proposes what some of those skills should be. A critique of the extreme ethnocentric approach to education in the United States, Left Behind advocates strong instruction in the Humanities and foreign languages and the establishment of education abroad as a permanent program in high school and university"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 06, 2018). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Jalbert, Paul L. Left behind. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018 9781138091818 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1351608185 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9781351608183 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 1351608207 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9781351608206 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9781351608190 (Proquest Ebook Central) |
| ISBN | 1351608193 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9781315107813 |
| ISBN | 1315107813 |
| Stock number | 5379595 Proquest Ebook Central |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |