The Seduction of Common Sense

, by Kumashiro, Kevin K.

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ISBN: 9780807748688 | 0807748684
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 3/21/2008

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Just in time for the 2008 elections, this title offers a powerful examination of current education policy initiatives as framed by the rhetoric of the political Right and Left.

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Series Foreword	p. ix
Foreword	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
"Common Sense" and Schooling	p. 3
"Right," "Left," and Public Education	p. 5
Attack on Public Education	p. 9
Organizational Landscape of the Right	p. 12
Current Initiatives to Undermine Public Education	p. 16
Contradictions and Strange Bedfellows	p. 29
The Power of Frames	p. 32
"Traditional Family" and Core Values	p. 32
"Free Enterprise" and Common Sense	p. 35
"Beacon of Goodness" and Distraction	p. 38
"Be Very Afraid"	p. 42
Appropriation of Frames About "Safety"	p. 49
The Trouble with Safety	p. 49
The Institutionalization of Bias	p. 53
The Christian Right and Youth	p. 57
Appropriations of Four Frames	p. 60
Failure to Reframe the "Achievement Gap"	p. 70
Gaps in Achievement	p. 70
The Demand to Assimilate	p. 74
Purposes Behind the "Model Minority"	p. 78
Framing Away Our Collective Responsibilities	p. 83
Frames for a Broader Left	p. 86
The Right to Be Different	p. 88
Oppression Hurts Everyone	p. 90
Multiple Human Rights	p. 94
References	p. 99
Index	p. 105
About the Author	p. 110
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The Seduction of Common Sense

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Author Biography

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