Loose Leaf for Teachers, Schools, and Society: A Brief Introduction to Education

PREFACE

PART 1: TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
CHAPTER 1 THE TEACHING PROFESSION AND YOU 
CHAPTER 2 DIFFERENT WAYS OF LEARNING 
CHAPTER 3 TEACHING YOUR DIVERSE STUDENTS 
CHAPTER 4 STUDENT LIFE IN SCHOOL AND AT HOME 

PART 2: FOUNDATIONS
CHAPTER 5 THE MULTICULTURAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN EDUCATION 
CHAPTER 6 PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION 
CHAPTER 7 FINANCING AND GOVERNING AMERICA’S SCHOOLS 

PART 3: SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS
CHAPTER 9 PURPOSES OF AMERICA’S SCHOOLS AND THE CURRENT REFORM MOVEMENT 
CHAPTER 10 CURRICULUM, STANDARDS, AND TESTING 
CHAPTER 11 BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER 

GLOSSARY
INDEX