Here are some additional sources for the
annotated bibliographies :
Bransford, John D. Donovan, M. "How Students Learn" : History, Mathematics,
and Science in the Clasroom. Washington, D.C. The National Academic Press,
2005.
This is the second in a series (the previous being, "How People Learn") of
guides on the teaching process. The word "guide" is used because this
book is written as an instruction manual for teaching. It list a number of
concepts that will assist the prospective teacher in aiding his or her
students for maximum learning potential. A clear cut choice as a
necessity for this research paper. It list the properties of a solid instructor
as well as giving an insight into the look into what a teacher is required
to do. Thus giving a look into the teacher's side of their job.
Farber, Barry A. "Crisis in Education" ; Stress and Burnout in the American
Teacher. San Fransisco & Oxford. Jossey-Bass Publishers. 1991.
A book was needed that would deal strictly on the stressors of being a
teacher, and the troubles that their job entails. This is indeed that
book. The author, Barry A. Farber, uses his experience in teaching
and in psychology in writing this book in an easily readable flow.
Farber also uses examples from several schools with different
socio-economical backgrounds, to present a broader view. To go
a step further into the reasons behind teahcer burnout, he includes
a historical look back into the decades to illustrate what has lead up
to current events involving stress in teaching. This book even
list factors to stress that are associated with relocation and
teaching in urban schools. Both are factors in the main
research paper.
Holt, John. "The Underachieving School" New York, Toronto, London
Tel Aviv. Pitman Publishing Corporation. 1969.
The author was indeed a critic of the education system in this
country, and at some points in this book he is harsh. This is a
very straight forward and un-sugar coated look on the factors
that cause some schools to not achieve. The writing is clearly
very one sided and at some points, argumentitive. However,
Holt does make use of his time on the stage and points out
various problems with schools that the general public would
not even consider. The onyl drawback about the book is its
age. Being published in 1969, it is obviously dated. There are
references to African-Americans as "colored" as well as
other references that are not exactly "PC".
Palmer, Jim. "Accountability Through Student Tracking" ; A
Review of the Literature. Washington, D.C. The American
Association of Community and Junior Colleges. 1990.
This is a straight forward book on tracking high school
graduate admissions into the junior college system.
Even though the research project is on primarly K-12
schools, this book had a purpose fo it. It categorizes
different groups and certain percentages on who
graduates high school and goes on to attend college.
The most helpful resource in this book was how it list
admissions based on gender and race as well as what
district he or she is coming from.
Wagner, Robert B. "Accountability in Education" ; A
Philosophical Inquiry. New York. London. Routledge,
Chapman and Hall. 1989.
Wagner takes a view on why teachers are help
accountable for how their students perform, and
how a teacher's attitude can play a huge role in
the big picture. The book does state that the
teacher should not be held on total accountablility
(with the parents playing an equal if not bigger role),
but it does list the administrative reasons for
accountability. It also touches on the moral of the
instructor and how important it is to keep at a
high level without distractions. Once again, a
short book by most standards (at 143 pages),
but written in effective form. However, the book
could have benefited from more visual aids.
Meyer, Jeremy P. (2009, August 16). "Teacher placement
can add to disparities ; Forced assignments, mostly to low
income DPS schools, can lead to no one being happy". The
Denver Post, A-01. Retrieved October 20, 2009, from
http://www.denverpost.com/archives.
This is the article that started my idead for my argumentitive
paper. It discusses the current dilemma in the Denver Public
School system (and many others out of state). The forced
reassignment of teachers to poorer schools, and the
resentment in the teching community. This ill will is in
danger of spreading to students, many whom are already
facing socio-economical and family issues outside of the
classroom.
Monday, November 30, 2009
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