Letters to a Young Education Reformer
Frederick M. Hess
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Letters to a Young Education Reformer
Frederick M. Hess
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In Letters to a Young Education Reformer, Frederick M. Hess distills knowledge from twenty-five years of working in and around school reform. Inspired by his conversations with young, would-be reformers who are passionate about transforming education, the book offers a window into Hess's thinking about what education reform is and should be. Hess writes that "reform is more a matter of how one thinks about school improvement than a recital of programs and policy proposals." Through his essays, he explores a range of topics, including: -Talkers and Doers
-The Temptations of Bureaucracy
-The Value in Talking with Those Who Disagree
-Why You Shouldn't Put Too Much Faith in Experts
-Philanthropy and Its Discontents
-The Problem with Passion Hess offers personal impressions as well as lessons from notable mistakes he's observed with the hope that readers will benefit from his frustrations and realizations. As the policy landscape continues to shift, Letters to a Young Education Reformer offers valuable, timely insights to any young person passionate about transforming education—and to not-so-young reformers who are inclined to reflect on their successes and failures.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Cover
- Praise for Letters to a Young Education Reformer
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Of “Big-R” and “Little-r” School Reform
- 2. Talkers and Doers
- 3. The Value in Talking with Those Who Disagree
- 4. The Limits of Policy
- 5. Why You Shouldn’t Put Too Much Faith in Experts
- 6. A Letter to a Younger Me
- 7. The Handshake Between Families and Schools
- 8. The Thing About Data
- 9. The Temptations of Bureaucracy
- 10. What Research Can Really Tell Us
- 11. The Common Core’s Uncommon Travails
- 12. The False Promise of Court-Driven Reform
- 13. The Real Promise of School Choice
- 14. Getting Technology Right
- 15. Philanthropy and Its Discontents
- 16. Beware the Media Glare
- 17. School Reform Left and Right
- 18. What Parenthood Taught Me About School Reform
- 19. Why History Matters
- 20. Finding Your Way
- 21. The Perils of Passion
- A Few Final Thoughts
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Index