Can Schools Survive?

Questions to Ask, Actions to Take

By (author) Keen Babbage

Publication date:

18 March 2014

Length of book:

274 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

Dimensions:

235x160mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781475808667

Can Schools Survive? raises essential questions about the current status of schools and about the future of schools. The book explores vital questions to answer and considers actions to take so schools can begin to thrive. This book will raise the issue of the purpose of a school and the related issue of whether schools are being asked to do tasks which compete with or complicate the fundamental purpose of a school.

This book is interactive and encourages the reader to answer challenging questions, analyze trends in education, and envision the most desired future of schools. The text can help educators and other people concerned about education concentrate on what matters most and on what works best.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Real Progress vs. Do No Harm vs. Make Matters Worse
Chapter 2 – Educators and Educrats
Chapter 3 – Real Improvement vs. Failed Reform
Chapter 4 – PD: Professional Development or Pointless Distractions
Chapter 5 – Teachers: Listen to Them and Let Them Teach
Chapter 6 – School Administrators: Aggressively Listen and Then Lead Based on Awareness
Chapter 7 – Individualizing Achievement Gaps
Chapter 8 – The Future of School: A Place for Learning or a Multi-Services Center
Chapter 9 – Future Fact or Future Fiction
Epilogue – Survival is Not Good Enough
About the Author

In order for our schools to survive, do we borrow ideas from the medical profession, the business community, or from within our existing educational structure? In his search for answers, Dr. Babbage takes a unique look and presents an interesting perspective on just what it will take for our schools to "cause learning"! Above all else, Dr. Babbage's latest work WILL make you THINK!