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245 10 a| Left behindh| [electronic resource] :b| the public education crisis in the United States /c| Paul L. Jalbert.;

260 a| London ;a| New York, NY :b| Routledge,c| 2018.;

300 a| xxiv, 308 pages ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| 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 -- Post script : provide equal, high quality, public education for all our children!;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "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"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Left behind the public education crisis in the United States / Paul L. Jalbert.

Author/creator	Jalbert, Paul L.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Description	xxiv, 308 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
Subjects	Public schools--United States. Education--United States. Education--Aims and objectives. --United States. Educational change--United States.

Contents	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 -- Post script : provide equal, high quality, public education for all our children!
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.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2017047109
ISBN	9781138091818 (hbk)
ISBN	9781138091825 (pbk)

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