Learning to Teach in an Age of Accountability

This book documents the brave new world of teacher, administrator, school, and student accountability that has swept across the United States in recent years. Its particular vantage point is the perspective of dozens of new teachers trying to make thei

Preface

ix

Part I: Choosing to Become a Teacher

Introduction

1

(6)

Teaching Is Messy Work

7

(18)

An Inquiry-Oriented Approach to Learning to Teach

10

(3)

A Vision of Best Practice in Teacher Education

12

(1)

An Inquiry Oriented Approach

12

(1)

A Collaborative Approach

12

(1)

Narratives in the First Person

13

(5)

Growth and Development in the Brave New World of Teaching

18

(3)

Good Teaching and Good Teacher Education

21

(1)

References

22

(3)

High-Stakes Teaching

25

(24)

The Pressures of Accountability

27

(1)

The Intensification of Teaching

28

(3)

Teacher Turnover and Teacher Shortage

31

(3)

Teacher Quality

34

(3)

Danger Signs on the Educational Highway

37

(2)

References

39

(4)

Going Further and Checking It Out

43

(4)

Part II: Teaching as an Autobiographical Act

Introduction

47

(2)

Vocation? Profession? Or Just a Job?

49

(14)

Friends and Family

52

(2)

Teaching Motivations

54

(2)

New York City Metropolitan Schools

56

(2)

Making the Move Into Teaching

58

(2)

References

60

(3)

``Having a Life'' as a New Teacher

63

(16)

The First Career Crisis

65

(1)

``Repairing the World''

66

(2)

The Emotional Life of Teaching

68

(2)

Tales of Commitment and Caring

70

(2)

``Don't Women Have Career Options Other Than Teaching These Days?''

72

(2)

Novices and Veterans: Perfect Together

74

(2)

References

76

(3)

From Noble Ideals to Everyday Realities

79

(30)

Theory to Practice

81

(4)

Teaching Is Tough Work

85

(1)

Epiphanies About the Demands and Rewards of Teaching

86

(2)

The Three Most Important Things in Teaching

88

(2)

The ``Dailiness'' of Teaching

90

(2)

Don't Smile Until Christmas?

92

(2)

Heterogeneity and Accountability

94

(1)

Crisis and Reform

95

(3)

References

98

(3)

Going Further and Checking It Out

101

(4)

Part III: Encountering Classrooms and Schools

Introduction

105

(4)

Lessons, Kids, and Classrooms

109

(18)

Where Do Good Lessons Come From?

110

(3)

Classroom Management

113

(3)

Management and Control Are About More Than Management and Control

116

(4)

Educational Coursework and School Curriculum

120

(5)

References

125

(2)

Accountability, Autonomy, and Responsibility in the Classroom

127

(20)

Accountability in Schools

128

(5)

Who's to Blame?

133

(4)

Lost Languages: The Unintended Consequences of the Accountability Movement

137

(4)

The Ripple Effect of High-Stakes Testing

141

(2)

Academic Content Inadequacies

143

(3)

References

146

(1)

Teaching Is Not Just What Happens When You Close the Classroom Door

147

(22)

School Relationships---For Better or Worse

149

(7)

Scripted Lessons

156

(4)

Finding Room for Decision Making

160

(4)

The Parent Trap

164

(4)

References

168

(1)

The Global Village of the Classroom

169

(28)

Crossing Cultural Divides

171

(3)

Diversity Finds the Teacher

174

(3)

Class in the Classroom

177

(2)

Sorting Students in Modern High Schools

179

(4)

Girl (and Boy) Talk

183

(3)

Moving Toward a Curriculum of Peace

186

(4)

References

190

(1)

Going Further and Checking It Out

191

(4)

Part IV: New Teachers as Decision Makers

Introduction

195

(2)

The Past Is Never Past

197

(22)

Judicial and Legislative Influences on Schooling

198

(4)

The Tyranny of the Local

202

(1)

Where Should I Teach?

203

(2)

Appreciating the Possibilities of Urban Teaching

205

(1)

Desperately Seeking Support

205

(3)

Rich and Poor Schools

208

(1)

Hitting Bottom

209

(2)

The Consequences of School Segregation

211

(4)

References

215

(4)

Teaching as a Political Act

219

(28)

Teachers as Agents of Change

221

(5)

Recognizing Opportunities and Acting on Them

226

(4)

Making Decisions About the Teaching Life

230

(3)

Moving Beyond Misconceptions

233

(4)

References

237

(2)

Going Further and Checking It Out

239

(6)

Part V: Confronting the Age of Accountability

Introduction

245

(2)

Choosing to Make a Difference

247

(12)

Karen K. Zumwalt

Author Index

259

(4)

Subject Index

263

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