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The Teacher's Attention
Why Our Kids Must and Can Get Smaller Schools and Classes
Garrett Delavan (Author)
9781592138937
Hardback, published 11 July 2009
244 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.666 kg
"Delavan makes his case well and he handles the overall issues on class size very well. This is a unique book. No one has brought together this large body of literature and work on class size. The references are solid, thorough, and impressive."
-Jerome Rabow, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles, and Lecturer, California State University, Northridge
Reframes the goals of school reform
Introduction
1. First and Foremost
2. Getting the Crisis Right
3. The Racial Relationship Gap
4. Defiing the Harm: Adult Attention Deficit
5. The Four-Piece Relationship Load Solution
6. The Core of the Relationship Load Effect
7. The Counterarguments
8. The Costs and Savings
9. Implementation at the School and District Levels
10. Implementation at the State and Federal Levels
11. Help from the Private Sector
12. Implementation at Kid Level
Conclusion
Appendices
Notes
References
Index