Lost amid the debate over educational policies are the stories of the educators, parents, and students who are most affected by legislation such as No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top. In Educational Courage, veteran educators and activists Nancy Schniedewind and Mara Sapon-Shevin bring together the voices of those who are resisting market-driven initiatives such as high-stakes testing, charter schools, mayoral control, and merit pay. The diverse narrators who write in this volume confront the educational agendas that undermine teachers' judgment and knowledge, ignore the different backgrounds of students and parents, and debase the learning process. Yet these educators, parents, and activists also offer stories of resistance and hope as they fight to uphold the ideals of democratic public education.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword
Deborah Meier
Preface
Introduction
Part I
Introduction: “Is This What We Call ‘Education’?”
1. A Short History of the Ambush of Public Education
Nancy Schniedewind
2. One Teacher’s Cry
Susan J. Hobart
3. Rachel’s Plea
Wendy J. Goodman
Part II
Introduction: “I Won’t Be a Part of This!”—Educators, Parents,
Students, and Community Members Resist
4. Voices of Students with Disabilities
Kids As Self Advocates (KASA)
5. Debunking the Case for National Standards
Alfie Kohn
6. Resisting the State Test: The Story of an Eleven-Year-Old,
Niño Rebelde
Francisco Guajardo
7. There Is No Rubric for Imagination: Organizing against a Charter School Gone Corporate 49
Nate Walker
8. “No”: The Power of Refusal
Doug Christensen and Chris W. Gallagher
9. Why I Quit Teach For America to Fight for Public Education
Neha Singhal
10. Exit Strategies: Confronting Faulty Graduation Tests
Latricia Wilson
11. Tú Eres Mi Otro Yo/You Are My Other Self
Curtis Acosta
Part III
Introduction: Resisting by “Working in the Cracks”—Creating Spaces to Teach Authentically
12. Deepening the Cracks to Infuse Mathematics for Social Justice
Ellen Davidson
13. Test Prep and the War
Jessica Klonsky
14. Alligator-Crocodile
Felipa Gaudet
15. You Can’t Be Driven by Fear: A Portrait of Public School
Tom Roderick
Part IV
Introduction: “Not My Voice Alone”—Organizing to Reclaim Public Education
16. “You Want to Pay Me for What?!?” Resisting Merit Pay and the Business Model of Education
Sam Coleman and Edwin Mayorga
17. The Curie 12: A Case for Teacher Activism
Katie Hogan
18. The Struggle against Mayoral Control in Milwaukee
Bob Peterson
19. We Are Not the Backlash: We Are the Resistance!
Juanita Doyon
20. “Just Parents” Challenge Mayor Daley, Arne Duncan, and Renaissance 2010
Julie Woestehoff
21. From Seeds to Fruition: The Making of a Resistance Movement
Don Perl
22. Making a Difference
Jane Hirschmann, Ujju Aggarwal, and Donna Nevel
23. What Endures: Meaningful Assessment for the Long Haul
Chris W. Gallagher and Doug Christensen
24. Voices of Activism
Kim Dominguez, Bob Peterson, Stephanie Walters, Kathy M.
Xiong, Sarah Knopp, Gillian Russom, and Brian Jones
25. Another World Is Possible/Another Education Is Necessary
Bill Ayers
Postscript
For Further Reading
Acknowledgments
