03174nam a22003977a 4500 41425 BD-DhAAL 20230829111845.0 030702s2002 ctu b 001 0 eng 2003271175 0072480440 (pbk.) 9780072480443 (OCoLC)ocm49629985 EEL EEL OCLCQ DLC BD-DhAAL lccopycat LA222 .T27 2002 373.73 22 Taking sides : clashing views on controversial issues in secondary education / selected, edited, and with introductions by Dennis L. Evans. Clashing views on controversial issues in secondary education Issues in secondary education First edition Guilford, Conn. : McGraw Hill/Dushkin, c2002. xxi, 379 pages ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Pt. 1 Purposes: Should school attendance be voluntary? -- Is citizenship education working in the public schools? -- Should all secondary school students experience the same curriculum? -- Is ethnocentric education a good idea? -- Should secondary schools emphasize education for the workplace? -- Pt. 2 Policies: Should religious content and concepts be more evident in our schools? -- Do school uniforms cause improvements? -- Are zero tolerance policies necessary and effective? -- Is achievement level tracking of students a defensible educational practice? -- Is high-stakes standardized testing defensible? -- Should teacher pay be tied to measures of student learning? -- Is the school principal indispensable? -- Pt. 3 Practices: Is block scheduling better than traditional scheduling? -- Is homework beneficial to students? -- Does the practice of grading students serve useful purposes? -- Can technology transform education? -- Should service learning be a high school graduation requirement? -- Is the emphasis on globalization in the study of world history appropriate? -- Should classical works be the emphasis of the high school literature curriculum? -- Should we be cheering for high school sports programs? Twenty 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. Donation from the Asia Foundation 41425, 41426 Education, Secondary United States. 38535 Education, Secondary Social aspects. 55385 High schools United States. 10011 Evans, Dennis L. 55386 Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks ddc BK 46100 46100 0 0 ddc 0 373_730000000000000_TAK 0 74280 SCL SCL GEN 2023-08-21 Donation from the Asia Foundation 0 373.73 TAK 3020041426 2023-08-21 2 2023-08-21 BK 0 0 ddc 0 373_730000000000000_TAK 0 74291 SCL SCL GEN 2023-08-24 Donation from the Asia Foundation 0 373.73 TAK 3020041425 2023-08-24 1 2023-08-24 BK