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100 1 _aJohnson, LouAnne.
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245 1 4 _aThe Queen of Education :
_bRules for Making School Work /
_cLouAnne Johnson.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aSan Francisco :
_bJossey-Bass,
_cc2004.
300 _axviii, 219 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
440 4 _aThe Jossey-Bass education series
_92186
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _aIntroduction.Acknowledgments.The Author.Prologue: The Richest Country in the World-A Twenty-First-Century Fable.1. The Queen of Education.2. Questions That Keep Me Awake at Night.3. The Accidental Teacher.4. Memo to the Boss.5. Down with Detention.6. Dear Miss J.7. Truth in Labeling.8. Hey Miss J!9. Scotopic Sensitivity.10. The Big Fat Problem.11. Why I Wouldn't Give My Own Kid Ritalin.12. My Dream School.Epilogue: An Open Letter to Teachers.Appendix: Two-Minute Reviews.Index.
520 _aWanted: A Queen of Education Candidate must be able to take decisive action, cut through red tape, deflate the bureaucratic bloat, wrestle with the diagnostic nightmare of ADHD, and refuse to sell out her students to the corporate fat cats. Though we have 'education presidents' who give lip service to fixing schools, what we really need is a Queen of Education who will get the job done. Anyone searching for such a candidate would put LouAnne Johnson's resume on the top of the stack of likely applicants. LouAnne Johnson is the gutsy ex-marine turned teacher who has wrestled with tough kids and even tougher adults. Her life inspired the movie Dangerous Minds - which was based on her book My Posse Don't Do Homework. Johnson's knack for finding original solutions to intractable problems has not only made her an exemplary teacher but a popular speaker on the lecture circuit.In this engaging book, Queen LouAnne offers her down-to-earth advice about fixing schools. Johnson makes no secret about the fact that she is fed up with an educational system that is too quick to label and write off children who don't fit the mold. Among her royal rules for fixing the system: no class shall have more than 20 students, all elected representatives must teach in a public school classroom for two weeks, and the testing frenzy must stop this very second! LouAnne is a passionate advocate for schools that are smaller, healthier, more humane, and more attuned to different learning styles.With humor and good sense, she shows how a compassionate teacher or parent can cut through the red tape and make a crucial difference in the life of a child. LouAnne Johnson's book is a blend of common sense, humor, and practical, down-to-earth ideas of how each one of us, as a parent or a concerned citizen, can make a contribution toward improving America's public schools. I highly recommend it. - Michele Borba, Ed.D., author, Don't Give Me That Attitude!, No More Misbehavin', and Building.
650 0 _aSchool improvement programs
_zUnited States.
_924182
650 0 _aEducation
_zUnited States
_xPhilosophy.
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