A New York Times BestsellerIn her groundbreaking history of 175 years of American education; Dana Goldstein finds answers in the past to the controversies that plague our public schools today.In The Teacher Wars; a rich; lively; and unprecedented history of public school teaching; Dana Goldstein reveals that teachers have been embattled for nearly two centuries. She uncovers the surprising roots of hot button issues; from teacher tenure to charter schools; and finds that recent popular ideas to improve schools—instituting merit pay; evaluating teachers by student test scores; ranking and firing veteran teachers; and recruiting “elite†graduates to teach—are all approaches that have been tried in the past without producing widespread change. The Teacher Wars upends the conversation about American education by bringing the lessons of history to bear on the dilemmas we confront today. By asking “How did we get here?†Dana Goldstein brilliantly illuminates the path forward.
#250237 in Books Jonathan Kirsch 1998-03-03 1998-03-03Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.20 x .90 x 5.50l; .65 #File Name: 0345418824378 pagesThe Harlot by the Side of the Road
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The idioms were different thenBy Marianne DavisI have not read the whole book yet; but it is at least as gritty as advertised. I am surprised at how much of the material I have some familiarity with (when did I get that far into reading the Bible? It's a mystery) but there is still a lot that is new.Some of the comments about idiom and language tricks being used to conceal these stories from the unpriestly masses has intrigued me as well. I would not be surprised to learn that some of the ideas that I had while reading (starting with a Ruth story) have been covered in some of the source material. The trick will be to locate the source material to see.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Must Read.By The BlackwolfEverything You didn't know that was in the Bible. I have read the Bible a couple of times and never put two and two together. Yes; I did have to read it when I was younger with My Mother. The second time was when I was in Vietnam. After coming home I never picked the Bible up again.It was good reading this book; now I'll pick up the Bible again to read it again.11 of 12 people found the following review helpful. StimulatingBy HowardRFirst; let me say that I am an atheist who has never really sat down to read the bible at any great length; and yet I was familiar with several of the "forbidden tales". I found the book to be an entertaining and somewhat thought provoking read. Reading Kirsch's book has actually made me want to explore further the field of biblical analysis and scholarship. So; I suppose that you could say in that respect; the book is good. What; after all; should a book do if not make you want to know more about its subject matter.
