Education Malpractice
A Year in a Dropout Factory
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching
| Author: | Nelson Reidar | ISBN: | 9781463436032 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse | Publication: | August 22, 2011 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse | Language: | English |
| Author: | Nelson Reidar |
| ISBN: | 9781463436032 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse |
| Publication: | August 22, 2011 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse |
| Language: | English |
The book describes the author's experiences as an instructional coach at an underperforming high school, with a graduation rate of 30 %. The book discusses the reasons why students are failing at this high school, and offers suggestions for improving the school. It includes "hard to believe but true" anecdotes of events he witnessed during his year at the school. This book challenges the status quo of US education systems, and calls for a re-tooling of curriculum and instructional practices.
The book describes the author's experiences as an instructional coach at an underperforming high school, with a graduation rate of 30 %. The book discusses the reasons why students are failing at this high school, and offers suggestions for improving the school. It includes "hard to believe but true" anecdotes of events he witnessed during his year at the school. This book challenges the status quo of US education systems, and calls for a re-tooling of curriculum and instructional practices.
