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Education, Society, & the K-12 Learner

Part I: Educational History and Policy

Table of Contents for Part 1: Educational History & Policy

Why Teach?

  • Dewey’s Pedagogic Creed
  • Transforming Teaching Practice: Becoming the Critically Reflective Teacher

History of American Education

  • The Common School: 1770–1890
  • Educational Reforms
  • As American as Public School: 1900-1950
  • A Struggle for Educational Equality: 1950-1980
  • The Bottom Line in Education: 1980-Present

Politics and Policy

  • Education Policy
  • Educational Funding
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
  • No Child Left Behind
  • Every Student Succeed Act
  • The Standards for our State
  • Achievement Gap in the United States
  • Progressive Education
  • The Toughest Job: William Winter’s Mississippi
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