02661nam a22003377a 450000100060000000300090000600500170001500800410003201000170007302000220009002000180011203500230013004000350015304200140018805000210020208200150022324501460023824600660038424600340045025000180048426000520050230000290055450400510058350512510063452002610188565000410214665000420218765000330222970000210226285200400228341425BD-DhAAL20230829111845.0030702s2002    ctu      b    001 0 eng    a  2003271175  a0072480440 (pbk.)  a9780072480443  a(OCoLC)ocm49629985  aEELcEELdOCLCQdDLCdBD-DhAAL  alccopycat00aLA222b.T27 200200a373.7322200aTaking sides :bclashing views on controversial issues in secondary education /cselected, edited, and with introductions by Dennis L. Evans.30aClashing views on controversial issues in secondary education30aIssues in secondary education  aFirst edition  aGuilford, Conn. :bMcGraw Hill/Dushkin,cc2002.  axxi, 379 pages ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.00gPt. 1 Purposes:tShould school attendance be voluntary? --tIs citizenship education working in the public schools? --tShould all secondary school students experience the same curriculum? --tIs ethnocentric education a good idea? --tShould secondary schools emphasize education for the workplace? --gPt. 2 Policies:tShould religious content and concepts be more evident in our schools? --tDo school uniforms cause improvements? --tAre zero tolerance policies necessary and effective? --tIs achievement level tracking of students a defensible educational practice? --tIs high-stakes standardized testing defensible? --tShould teacher pay be tied to measures of student learning? --tIs the school principal indispensable? --gPt. 3 Practices:tIs block scheduling better than traditional scheduling? --tIs homework beneficial to students? --tDoes the practice of grading students serve useful purposes? --tCan technology transform education? --tShould service learning be a high school graduation requirement? --tIs the emphasis on globalization in the study of world history appropriate? --tShould classical works be the emphasis of the high school literature curriculum? --tShould we be cheering for high school sports programs?  aTwenty debates in secondary education; ethnocentric education, school uniforms, block scheduling, and more. Requiring students to analyze opposing viewpoints and reach considered judgments, Taking Sides actively develops students' critical thinking skills. 0aEducation, SecondaryzUnited States. 0aEducation, SecondaryxSocial aspects. 0aHigh schoolszUnited States.1 aEvans, Dennis L.  aAyesha Abed LibrarycGeneral Stacks