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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results22 Connexions Library2 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 1 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAgainst School: How public education cripples our kids, and why Gatto, John Taylor Article 2003 An essay by a retired teacher on the infantilization of children by the public school system. This intellectual history of US public school curiculum reveals that it was conceived as a democratic mea... Assaulting Public Education in Canada: Privatization Plague Spreads: Against The Current vol. 82 Plawiuk, Eugene Article 1999 For the past six years right-wing provincial governments across Canada have embraced the neoliberal agenda of “educational reform.” Four provinces in particular, Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia and New ... Chomsky on MisEducation Chomsky, Noam; edited and introduced by Donald Macedo Book 2000 Chomsky critiques the education system and discusses what education could be like in a democratic society. Connexions: Volume 11, Number 1 - Spring 1987 - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1987 Connexions Annual Overview: Education, Children Article 1989 Education is being seen as an essential element of grassroots development both in Canada and abroad. The guiding idea is that education is not merely concerned with imparting knowledge, but with helpi... Connexions Digest: Issue 52 - August 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 The cult of ignorance in the United States: Anti-intellectualism and the "dumbing down" of America Williams, Ray Article 2014 There is a growing and disturbing trend of anti-intellectual elitism in American culture. It's the dismissal of science, the arts, and humanities and their replacement by entertainment, self-righteous... Education for Change: Henry Giroux and Transformative Critical Pedagogy: Against The Current vol. 83 Hudson, Mark Article 1999 These are difficult times for teachers in U.S. public schools. The increasing size of schools, chronic underfunding of schools serving working-class students (especially students of color), work overl... EducationSources.ca Website 2017 Web portal with sources of information about education and academia, including articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and imp... Gender segregation is humiliating and damaging Namazie, Maryam Article 2017 The author looks at gender segregation, drawing on her own personal experiences in Iran but also in a broader context and the resulting psychological damage done to girls from a very young age. Goodman, Paul: Connexipedia Article Article American sociologist, poet, writer, anarchist, social critic, and public intellectual. (1911-1972). High Stakes Testing: Why Are They Doing This To Our Kids? Stratman, Dave Article 2000 The tests are very destructive educationally. They test students on such a broad range of materials that teachers have to rush through the curriculum; they cannot allow real discussion or in-depth stu... Local schools perpetuate social inequality says survey Diemer, Ulli Article 1976 The more money your parents earn, the better you are likely to do in school. This is the conclusion of a massive study of the Toronto school population just released by the Board of Education. No Child Left Un-Mined? Student Privacy at Risk in the Age of Big Data Chideya, Farai Article 2015 Chideya discusses the implications of the compilation of big data trails containing information about children's performance in school. Race and Class: Brown v. Board of Education 50 Years Later: Against The Current vol. 111 Miah, Malik Article 2004 I found the headline of the May 17 Business Week article on the 50th anniversary of the famous Brown v. Board of Education landmark Supreme Court ruling, that "separate but equal" schools were unconst... The Realities of Chicago School Reform: Against The Current vol. 82 Organizer, Edith Article 1999 In Chicago, the current round of school reform efforts began in the late 1980s. They were ostensibly sparked by the November 1987 public pronouncement of William Bennett, then-Secretary of Education ... The Revisionaries Thurman, Scott Film/Video 2012 The Revisionaries follows the attempts of a creationist Board of Education member to revise the science and history curricula to better suit a white, Christian nation. School Vouchers Scam Goes Down: Against The Current vol. 90 Cooper, Loiuse Article 2001 A key achievement in the November elections was the defeat of school voucher schemes in California and Michigan. California's Proposition 38 would have offered every child in California a $4,000 vouch... Social Movements/Social Change: The Politics and Practice of Organizing - Socialist Studies 4 Cunningham, Frank; Findlay, Sue; Kadar, Marlene, et.al. Book 1988 This collection of essays covers movements related to labour, ecology, childcare, peace, disability, gay rights, and access to abortion. The Survival of Education: Against The Current vol. 134 Olson, Peter Article 2008 I remember reading Jonathan Kozol’s Savage Inequalities as a student activist, when becoming a teacher was an abstract and somewhat romanticized idea floating around my head. I was moved by the politi... This Magazine is about Schools Serial Publication (Periodical) 1966 A Canadian magazine about schools and education founded in 1966. Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesSources Sources specializes in collecting, indexing, and disseminating information to help journalists, editors, and researchers quickly reach articulate experts and spokespersons who can provide background i... Sources Calendar, The The Sources Calendar contains event listings of interest to journalists and the media.
To submit items use the online form at http://calendar.sources.com. From the Connexions ArchivesClass Bias in Toronto Schools Downtown Kids Aren't Dumb: They Need A Better Program Buttrick, Ann Article 1971 A brief by the Park School community council addressing the streaming of poor and working class children into the bottom levels of the school system. These children, the brief says, have badly develop... |
