Jr. Peter W. Cookson

Broschiertes Buch

Sacred Trust

A Children's Education Bill of Rights

Beschreibung

All students have the right to an excellent education Peter Cookson boldly describes a proposed education bill of rights for American students, including ideas on how to restructure the United States Department of Education. The book asserts that all children have the right to: Attend a school that is funded for 21st-century excellence Develop individual learning styles to the optimal extent Have their heritages honored and incorporated into study Through vivid storytelling and relevant research, Cookson provides specific and innovative steps for creating a concrete action plan that will lead to just, equitable, and world-class schools.

Autor

Peter W. Cookson, Jr. is the founder of Ideas without Borders, a Washington DC-based educational consulting firm focusing on human rights and 21st century learning. A sociologist of education he has taught and held leadership positions at several leading colleges and universities including Teachers College, Columbia University. After working as a case worker in New York City, Cookson started his teaching career as a fifth grade social studies and English teacher in rural New England. He writes extensively on the topics of equality of educational opportunity, 21st century learning, and school choice. Some of his works include School Choice: The Struggle for the Soul of American Education (Yale University Press), Expect Miracles: Charter Schools and the Politics of Hope and Despair (Westview Press) and What Would Socrates Say? in Educational Leadership. He holds a doctorate in the sociology of education from New York University and a master's degree from Yale Divinity School, where he held the Katsuso Miho Scholarship in Peacemaking.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Corwin
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 315g
• ISBN-13: 9781412981163
• ISBN-10: 1412981166
• Artikelnr.: 32794113