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The Crucial Voice of the People, Past and Present
R&L Education 2012; US$ 35.99Here is a fresh, common-sense take on education reform, not by an educator or administrator or politico, but by a concerned mother and citizen who dares to proclaim that America is NOT offering a quality education to ALL its children. Young sees an effective public education system as a fundamental function of a strong republic. Yet opposing political... more...
Reading with Babies, Toddlers and Twos
Sourcebooks 2013; US$ 14.99The ultimate guide for parents on what to read, when to read, and how to read to children ages 0 to 3 Child reading experts Susan Straub and KJ Dell'Antonia, and Rachel Payne show readers the best ways to incorporate the newest technologies into reading programs with their children. A complete reference for parents eager to share words and language... more...
The Excellent 11
Hyperion 2004; US$ 8.95Ron Clark's THE EXCELLENT 11 contains eleven sections, each with a theme directly related to teaching and raising children. In each section, the author gives advice, tells stories of his experiences, and explains the importance of each theme within the learning environment. The learning environment includes the classroom, but it extends out of... more...
What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know
Random House Publishing Group 2010; US$ 18.00Grade by grade, these groundbreaking and successful books provide a solid foundation in the fundamentals of a good education for first to sixth graders. B & W photographs, linecuts, and maps throughout; two-color printing. From the Trade Paperback edition. more...
Classroom Conversations
New Press, The 2008; US$ 24.95In Classroom Conversations , two generations of educators?a mother and daughter?point us to the great thinkers who have shaped their beliefs and practices in education, and who continue to influence teachers today. Nineteen essays by educators from Dewey to Delpit offer parents and new educators an education degree in a nutshell. The Milettas frame... more...
Organizing for Educational Justice
University of Minnesota Press 2010; US$ 69.00Since the 1980s, strategies for improving public education in America have focused on either competition through voucher programs and charter schools or standardization as enacted into federal law through No Child Left Behind. These reforms, however, have failed to narrow the performance gap between poor urban students and other children. In response,... more...
Parental Involvement and Academic Success
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 44.95Providing an objective assessment of the influence of parental involvement and what aspects of parental participation can best maximize the educational outcomes of students, this volume is structured to guide readers to a thorough understanding of the history, practice, theories, and impact of parental involvement. Cutting-edge research and meta-analyses... more...
The End of Molasses Classes
Touchstone 2011; US$ 15.00Practical, innovative, and powerful methods to enliven classrooms and ignite a passion for learning in each and every child. It is time to ?GET ON THE DESK? and make every school in America the absolute best it can be. I often say I am a schoolteacher with the heart of a parent. I?ve made it my mission to make a difference in the lives of all... more...
Education's Missing Ingredient
R&L Education 2009; US$ 30.99This book takes on the issues of our failures from the dangers associated with a lack of classroom discipline to the failings of the people to recognize and defend their schools from an overstepping federal government. This book clarifies the answers to our education system's woes and our republic's flickering success. For more information about the... more...
The Good School
Henry Holt and Co. 2011; US$ 15.99Award-winning education journalist Peg Tyre mines up-to-the-minute research to equip parents with the tools and knowledge necessary to get their children the best education possible We all know that the quality of education served up to our children in U.S. schools ranges from outstanding to shockingly inadequate. How can parents tell the difference?... more...









