Edspeak and Doubletalk: A Glossary to Decipher Hypocrisy and Save Public Schooling

by Diane Ravitch and Nancy E Bailey

Book Overview

The debate over public schools has become highly politicized, featuring movements dedicated to privatizing public schools and diminishing teacher professionalism. People who had long treasured their local public schools are now being told that our nation's schools are "failing," that we are not preparing children for "the global economy." Many of these purveyors of doom and gloom are working to disrupt public schools and have created their own...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807763276
• ISBN13: 9780807763278
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"