NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking history of 175 years of American education that brings the lessons of the past to bear on the dilemmas we face today—and brilliantly illuminates the path forward for public schools. “[A] lively account." —New York Times Book Review In The Teacher Wars, a rich, lively, and unprecedented history of public school teaching, Dana Goldstein reveals that teachers have been embattled for nearly two centuries. She uncovers the surprising roots of hot button issues, from teacher tenure to charter schools, and finds that recent popular ideas to improve schools—instituting merit pay, evaluating teachers by student test scores, ranking and firing veteran teachers, and recruiting “elite” graduates to teach—are all approaches that have been tried in the past without producing widespread change.
Dana Goldstein Livres
Cet auteur explore les questions profondes d'histoire, de littérature, de genre, de justice et de politique sociale. Son œuvre, qui aborde souvent des professions controversées et leur évolution historique, examine des phénomènes sociaux complexes avec une perspicacité aiguë. Apportant l'œil d'un journaliste et une rigueur analytique, son écriture offre une narration convaincante. L'approche de l'auteur est appréciée pour sa capacité à relier les contextes historiques aux débats sociaux contemporains, promettant de futures explorations stimulantes.
