Private Independent Schools

Author : Michael C. Zwaagstra,Rodney A. Clifton,John C. Long
Publisher : R&L Education
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781607091592

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What's Wrong with Our Schools by Michael C. Zwaagstra,Rodney A. Clifton,John C. Long Pdf

What's Wrong with Our Schools and How We Can Fix Them examines the status of public education in North America and exposes many of the absurd instructional practices found in all-too-many schools. Written by three experienced educators, this book provides readers with a direct window into public education. The language is straightforward, the case studies based on real events, and the research evidence clearly presented. With chapter titles like, 'Subject Matter Matters,' 'A Pass Should be Earned,' and 'There is Too Much Edu-Babble,' the authors systematically demolish the ridiculous fads that have taken hold of public education. As unashamed apologists for the importance of knowledge and content in school curricula, the authors clearly show why the views of romantic progressives, like those of popular author Alfie Kohn, fail to stand up to rigorous scrutiny. A consistent focus on common sense permeates this book and provides parents, teachers, and administrators with practical ways in which they can help improve public education. Anyone interested in the future of public education will benefit from reading this book. For more information, visit www.fixingourschools.com.

Author : David Kynaston,Francis Green
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781526601247

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Engines of Privilege by David Kynaston,Francis Green Pdf

A rigorous, compelling and balanced examination of the British public school system and the inequalities it entrenches. Private schools are institutions that children who are already privileged attend and have those privileges further entrenched, almost certainly for life, through a high-quality, richly-resourced education. The Engines of Privilege contends that in a society that mouths the virtues of equality of opportunity, of fairness and of social cohesion, the continuation of this educational apartheid amounts to an act of national self-harm that does all of us serious damage. Intrinsic to any vision of the future of Britain has to be the nature of our educational system. Yet the quality of conversation on the issue of private education remains surprisingly sterile, patchy and highly subjective. Accessible, evidence-based and inclusive, Engines of Privilege aims to kick-start a long overdue national debate. Clear, vigorous prose is combined with forensic analysis to compelling effect, illuminating the painful contrast between the importance of private schools in British society and the near-absence of serious, policy-making debate, above all on the left.

Author : Maria Montessori
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Child development
ISBN : 1851091149

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The Advanced Montessori Method by Maria Montessori Pdf

Presents the Montessori educational philosophy and methods as they relate to children from the ages of seven to eleven years. Surveys the child's psychical health, freedom and spirit, and considers such phenomena as intelligence, attention, imagination and will.

Author : Christopher A. Lubienski,Sarah Theule Lubienski
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780226089072

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The Public School Advantage by Christopher A. Lubienski,Sarah Theule Lubienski Pdf

Nearly the whole of America’s partisan politics centers on a single question: Can markets solve our social problems? And for years this question has played out ferociously in the debates about how we should educate our children. From the growth of vouchers and charter schools to the implementation of No Child Left Behind, policy makers have increasingly turned to market-based models to help improve our schools, believing that private institutions—because they are competitively driven—are better than public ones. With The Public School Advantage, Christopher A. and Sarah Theule Lubienski offer powerful evidence to undercut this belief, showing that public schools in fact outperform private ones. For decades research showing that students at private schools perform better than students at public ones has been used to promote the benefits of the private sector in education, including vouchers and charter schools—but much of these data are now nearly half a century old. Drawing on two recent, large-scale, and nationally representative databases, the Lubienskis show that any benefit seen in private school performance now is more than explained by demographics. Private schools have higher scores not because they are better institutions but because their students largely come from more privileged backgrounds that offer greater educational support. After correcting for demographics, the Lubienskis go on to show that gains in student achievement at public schools are at least as great and often greater than those at private ones. Even more surprising, they show that the very mechanism that market-based reformers champion—autonomy—may be the crucial factor that prevents private schools from performing better. Alternatively, those practices that these reformers castigate, such as teacher certification and professional reforms of curriculum and instruction, turn out to have a significant effect on school improvement. Despite our politics, we all agree on the fundamental fact: education deserves our utmost care. The Public School Advantage offers exactly that. By examining schools within the diversity of populations in which they actually operate, it provides not ideologies but facts. And the facts say it clearly: education is better off when provided for the public by the public.

Author : Lynn Bosetti,Dianne Gereluk
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781442695412

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Understanding School Choice in Canada by Lynn Bosetti,Dianne Gereluk Pdf

Understanding School Choice in Canada provides a nuanced and theoretical overview of the formation and rise of school choice policies in Canada. Drawing on twenty years of work, Lynn Bosetti and Dianne Gereluk analyze the philosophical, historical, political, and social principles that underpin the formation and implementation of school choice policies in the provinces and territories. Bosetti and Gereluk offer theoretical frameworks for considering the parameters of school choice policies that are aligned and attentive to Canadian educational contexts. This robust overview successfully shifts the debate away from ideology in order to facilitate an understanding that the spectrum of school choice policy in Canada is a response to the varying political challenges in society at large. This book is essential reading for those who desire a deeper understanding of school choice policies in Canada.

Author : Geoffrey Walford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000376876

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Private Schools in Ten Countries by Geoffrey Walford Pdf

First published in 1989, Private Schools in Ten Countries provides a much needed comparative study, examining private schooling in England and Wales, Scotland, the USA, Canada, Australia, France, West Germany, the Netherlands and Japan. The authors, all experts in their field, describe the nature and extent of private schooling in an historical, economic, and social context. They discuss government policy and assess the available evidence on the relationship between attendance at a public school and the maintenance of inequalities in that society. Unique in its discussion of private schooling in a range of countries this book will enable educationists, politicians and policy makers to look beyond the confines of their own country and to give constructive consideration to the variety of ways in which education can be provided and funded

Author : Donald A. Erickson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Private schools
ISBN : STANFORD:36105032721289

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Private Schools in Contemporary Perspective by Donald A. Erickson Pdf

Author : Joi Wade
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 136515971X

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You Got Into Where? by Joi Wade Pdf

""You Got Into Where?"" is the first college admissions guide written by a student who is fresh out of the college admissions process. Learn how I was admitted to schools like the University of Southern California and New York University with full tuition scholarships. The guide features copies of my admissions essay, writing supplement, and activities resume that I used to apply to college the fall of my senior year. Get advice on all the secrets of the admissions process from start to finish. ""I can't believe that a 17 year-old has written a college admissions books that is so well-written, clear and accurate. No wonder USC jumped at the chance to have her become their student. My sense of things is that mostly parents read college admissions books; high school students just don't want to take the time. Given what she says and how she says it, I truly believe that teens will rush to read "You Got Into Where?" It is well worth their time."" -Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz Author, adMISSION POSSIBLE

Author : Geoffrey Walford
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2005-11-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781847144089

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Private Education by Geoffrey Walford Pdf

Private schools are central to the reproduction of social inequality. For example, whilst in the UK providing only about seven per cent of the school population, about half of the undergraduates at Oxford and Cambridge still come from the private sector. Private schools have long been associated with privilege and elitism. While this traditional elitist aspect to the private sector is still central, the private school sector is actually far more diverse that is usually acknowledged. It now includes many small schools and faith-based schools that may not offer the traditional advantages of the private sector but which provide a particular environment deemed desirable by parents. In spite of their educational and social importance, there has been very little academic research and writing on private schools. The proposed book will be the culmination of Professor Walford's research into private schools over the past twenty years.

Author : Victoria Cunningham
Publisher : Federation of Independent School Associations of British Columbia
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Education
ISBN : 0973064900

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Justice Achieved by Victoria Cunningham Pdf

"This book tells the story of the founding of the Federation of Independent School Associations in British Columbia in 1966 and its work toward the introduction of the Independent Schools Support Act in 1977, enabling independent schools in British Columbia to be legally recognized and supported with government funds for the first time in more than a century."--Book jacket.

Author : Samuel L. Blumenfeld
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015004244193

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How to Start Your Own Private School, and why You Need One by Samuel L. Blumenfeld Pdf

Author : Jean Barman
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774845021

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Growing Up British in British Columbia by Jean Barman Pdf

During the first half of this century, about fifty non-Canadian private boys' schools existed in British Columbia, virtually all of them founded on the principles of private education in Britain and intended to serve the offspring of British settlers. In this book Jean Barman explains the appeal of the British model of education, re-creates the ethos of private school life, and analyzes the effect of these schools on the social fabric of the province.

Author : Amy Poeppel
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781501122545

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Small Admissions by Amy Poeppel Pdf

People’s Book of the Week “Perfect for fans of Curtis Sittenfeld's Prep.” —Booklist ​Top 6 Books You Need to Read —BuzzFeed ​Best Books to Give Every Book Lover on Your List —Town & Country In this witty, hilarious, and entertaining novel that’s “The Devil Wears Prada meets Primates of Park Avenue” (The New York Times), a young woman is unexpectedly thrust into the cutthroat world of New York City private school admissions, from award-winning author Amy Poeppel. Despite her innate ambition and summa cum laude smarts, Kate Pearson has turned into a major slacker. After being unceremoniously dumped by her handsome “almost fiancé,” she abandons her plans and instead spends her days lolling on the couch, watching reruns of Sex and the City. Her friends don’t know what to do other than pass tissues and hope for a comeback, while her practical sister, Angela, pushes every remedy she can think of, from trapeze class to therapy to job interviews. Miraculously, Kate manages to land a job in the admissions department at the revered Hudson Day School. In her new position Kate learns there’s no time for self-pity or nonsense during the thick of the admissions season, or what her colleagues refer to as “the dark time.” As the process revs up, Kate meets smart kids who are unlikable, likeable kids who aren’t very smart, and Park Avenue parents who refuse to take no for an answer. Through a comical and crazy run of wildly unpredictable interviews, subtle bribes, outright threats, final judgments, and page-turning twists, the highly competitive and occasionally absurd world of private school admissions is brought to light in all of its outrageous glory that is reminiscent of Curtis Sittenfeld’s Prep.

Author : Carolyn Gossage
Publisher : P. Martin Associates
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015031981627

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A Question of Privilege by Carolyn Gossage Pdf

Author : Dorcas Hand
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781591588122

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Independent School Libraries by Dorcas Hand Pdf

The first book published about independent school libraries since 1985, this work offers both the independent school library community and the broader school library community a wealth of insights into excellence in library practice. Independent School Libraries: Perspectives on Excellence offers readers insights into best practices in library services for school communities, using examples drawn from independent schools of various sizes, descriptions, and locations across the United States. Two overview essays introduce a statistical analysis of independent schools. Each of the remaining essays provides perspective on a different aspect of library practice, including staffing, advocacy, assessment, technology, collaboration, programs beyond the curriculum, intellectual freedom and privacy, budgeting, accreditation, disaster planning, and more. Because independent school librarians work across divisions and without a mandate to adhere to state or national standards, they have the freedom to explore and refine best practice in a school library setting. Fortunately, the ideas and methods they have developed, many of which are on display here, can be applied in any school library.