The Education System is Broken

Strategies to Rebuilding Hope, Lives, and Futures

By (author) Cathy S. Tooley

Publication date:

12 April 2016

Length of book:

198 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781475827385

The intent of this book is to look at our educational system as it currently works and to evaluate not only why this system is broken, but also how we might move forward, together, to fix it.So, how do we fix our failing schools? We begin by finally taking the educator out from behind the desk and bring them to the table to share in the decisions and solutions regarding what is happening in our schools. It is time to part the curtains on our public school system and show you the villains, the heroes, the talented, and the not so talented. It is time to give you a behind the scenes view of our educational stage.

Preface: Setting the Stage
Introduction: Understanding the “Play” That Is Education
Curtain #1: Politics in Education on a Larger Scale
Curtain #2: Politics in Education on a Local Level
Curtain #3: Administrators on the “Fast Track”
Curtain #4: The Role of Our Administrators Is Confused
Curtain #5: The Political Reality of Administration
Curtain #6: The School Board “Experience”
Curtain #7: The “Power” of the School Board
Curtain #8: What Is Really Happening in Our Schools Today?
Curtain #9: Teachers and Their “Training”
Curtain #10: Professional Development for Our Teachers
Curtain #11: Teaching Is All About the Heart
Curtain #12: We Must Measure Our Teachers
Curtain #13: There are “Bad” Teachers
Curtain #14: How We Measure “Bad” Teachers
Curtain #15: Even “Bad” Teachers Are Members of Our Communities
Curtain #16: The “Untouchables”
Curtain #17: Why Are “Bad” Teachers Not Getting Fired?
Curtain #18: The Spinning, Cracking, and Overwhelmed Teacher’s Plates
Curtain #19: We Do Not Value Our Teachers
Curtain #20: Testing Was Pure at the Heart
Curtain #21: The What, the Who and the How of State Assessments
Curtain #22: More What and How of State Assessments
Curtain #23: We Test Our Students TO DEATH
Curtain #24: A Parent Can Make or Break a School System
Curtain #25: Discipline at Schools Has Gotten Out of Hand
Curtain #26: Together There Are Steps to Fix the Parent vs. School Crisis
Curtain #27: The Most Important Voices Are Not Being Heard
Conclusion: Curtain Call

The elephant in the classroom is no more. This conversational expose addresses the difficult truths facing our educational system. Grab a cup of coffee, sit down and be enlightened to not only the issues of education, but get an understanding of how you can help fix what is broken.