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Description:This book looks at the progress of American education in the use of technology since the publication of Stallard and Cocker's last book, The Promise of Technology in Schools: The Next Twenty Years. Fifteen years after its publication, they find little significant difference in the way K-12 schools are using technology to improve student achievement. Education Technology and the Failure of American Schools offers a broad and penetrating look at the American educational system to determine why progress is so lacking. What is found is a system that has far outlived its functionality in terms of governance, organization, and professional practices. American schools are compared to those of nations whose students regularly outperform them on international tests of achievement. The authors offer a bold approach to educational reform that will irritate many who now consider themselves educational leaders. The final chapter makes offers a new approach to education in the primary grades, one that will surprise those lobbying for more computers for those early learning years. This is a must read for anyone concerned about American education. Some additional key features of this book include: .Offers clear examples of what is missing in the average school experience. .Explains why teaching and school administration are not true professions. .Discusses levels of failure from the federal level to the local school administration. .Describes how the present system came into being .Compares educational reform efforts with those in actual professions .Explains the basic misapplication of technology in the present system"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Education Technology and the Failure of American Schools. To get started finding Education Technology and the Failure of American Schools, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This book looks at the progress of American education in the use of technology since the publication of Stallard and Cocker's last book, The Promise of Technology in Schools: The Next Twenty Years. Fifteen years after its publication, they find little significant difference in the way K-12 schools are using technology to improve student achievement. Education Technology and the Failure of American Schools offers a broad and penetrating look at the American educational system to determine why progress is so lacking. What is found is a system that has far outlived its functionality in terms of governance, organization, and professional practices. American schools are compared to those of nations whose students regularly outperform them on international tests of achievement. The authors offer a bold approach to educational reform that will irritate many who now consider themselves educational leaders. The final chapter makes offers a new approach to education in the primary grades, one that will surprise those lobbying for more computers for those early learning years. This is a must read for anyone concerned about American education. Some additional key features of this book include: .Offers clear examples of what is missing in the average school experience. .Explains why teaching and school administration are not true professions. .Discusses levels of failure from the federal level to the local school administration. .Describes how the present system came into being .Compares educational reform efforts with those in actual professions .Explains the basic misapplication of technology in the present system"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Education Technology and the Failure of American Schools. To get started finding Education Technology and the Failure of American Schools, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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