{"product_id":"duck-and-cover-confronting-and-correcting-dubious-practices-in-education-paperback-softback-9780807767900","title":"Duck and Cover; Confronting and Correcting Dubious Practices in Education (Paperback \/ softback) 9780807767900","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDuck and Cover\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eConfronting and Correcting Dubious Practices in Education\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRick Ginsberg (Author), Yong Zhao (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780807767900\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 April 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.8 x 16 x 1.7 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" \u003cem\u003eDuck and Cover\u003c\/em\u003e illustrates the potential of school reform while documenting the frailties of past efforts at change.\"—\u003cem\u003eEducation Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book's fresh approach to productive work will appeal to all who wonder why current practices continue to provide mediocre results despite best efforts.\"—\u003cem\u003eNASSP Principal Leadership\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1950s and 1960s, students practiced ducking under their desks in case of an atomic bomb attack. We know that this was silly and provided no protection and many school practices that are popular today are equally silly. This book explores a wide range of what the authors label \"duck and cover\" policies—ideas that may have started for good reasons but whose usefulness has declined over time, ideas that may lack sound theoretical foundations or long-term evidence, ideas that violate basic logic and reasoning or cause serious and proven damage. Ginsberg and Zhao explore how and why these policies were adopted, along with the underlining factors that push school leaders to maintain them. They also offer recommendations for reconsidering, replacing, or just removing these dubious strategies from practice. Topics include standardized testing, kindergarten readiness, college and career readiness, social and emotional learning, teaching evaluations, class size, professional development, time management, and much more. \u003cem\u003eDuck and Cover\u003c\/em\u003e will help readers to think about their schools' policies and practices in new ways, encouraging ongoing consideration and feedback about what actually works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003eInvites K–12 educational policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to question the effectiveness of everyday practices.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eShows that some commonly practiced and even sacred beliefs in education are not scientifically sound or even logical.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003ePoints to actions that leaders can take to remove, reconsider, or revise detrimental practices—a duck-and-cover audit guide with questions readers can use to examine what they do.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments v\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: DREAMS, FANTASIES, AND NIGHTMARES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Kindergarten Readiness 13\u003cli\u003e2. College and Career Readiness 20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Reading Proficiency by 3rd Grade 27\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. The Achievement Gap 34\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Social and Emotional Learning 41\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Foreign-Language Instruction 52\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Educational Technology 60\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: OPERATIONAL BUGABOOS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8. Professional Development 71\u003cli\u003e9. Class Size 78\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Time 85\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Dress and Grooming Codes 93\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Teacher Evaluation 99\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. Gifted and Talented and Exceptional Education 105\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: SYSTEMIC AND ANALYTIC CONUNDRUMS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e14. State Standardized Testing 115\u003cli\u003e15. Governance by School Board 123\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16. How Teachers Are Paid 131\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17. Meta-Analysis 141\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion 149\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReferences 157\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex 180\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Authors 185\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"Teachers College Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52555594039576,"sku":"9780807767900","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/duck-and-cover-confronting-and-correcting-dubious-practices-in-education-paperback-softback-9780807767900","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}