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Can public schools in America be saved? This book considers theory, current practice, and the common school ideal through a historical lens to arrive at practical suggestions for reforming contemporary public education. Despite dramatic, sweeping changes in recent decades, a strong case can be made for guiding the reformation of contemporary public education in the United States on common school ideology of the nineteenth century. The author argues that the common school remains a public institution capable of preparing America's youth to contribute to the community in a positive manner, and that education must be treated at a public good where all children—regardless of social class—have a right to a quality education. The work includes a thorough overview of Horace Mann's writings on K–12 public education that support the common school ideal—concepts that are over 150 years old, yet still highly relevant today.
Thomas Sommerville decided he wanted to be a police officer in elementary school when his job as a crossing guard gave him a sense of what it felt like to protect and serve (and wear a cool badge). Of course, his career proved a little more challenging than escorting his fellow classmates across the street. Whether he was breaking up fights, foiling bank robberies, or investigating homicides, Tom treated every crime scene as the most important one he’d ever encountered. And he learned how to use humor—sometimes in the form of outrageous pranks—to cope with seeing humanity at its worst. Covering Tom's forty-five years as a street cop in Detroit and a CSI guy in Arizona, Old School: The Police, the Public, and the Pranks gives readers a rare glimpse inside the world of law enforcement.
In this New Era of Uncertainty, we as Humans are Challenged like Never Before -As a Society We Need To Help Each Other Rise To Greatness... Old School Success for the Millennial Generation and Beyond goes against the so-called experts who say millennials are lazy, entitled and have labeled them "Generation Me," the "Peter Pan Generation," "Trophy Kids," and "Snowflakes." Jerry Gladstone says these "experts" forget what it was like being young. Do millennials need some good "Old School" advice...absolutely. Would they benefit from social, financial, and life skills that they were not taught in school...definitely. This is what Old School Success for the Millennial Generation & Beyond offers. The goal is to provide "old school wisdom" to the new generation. The inspiration within is provided by Academy Award and Grammy Winners, Super Bowl and Music Icons, Olympians, Boxing, UFC World Champions and even Billionaires. There are many "pain points" the millennial generation are challenged with each day including, job security, social media overload/anxiety, social distancing living up to society expeditions, fear of missing out (fomo), and debt. Within Old School Success for the Millennial Generation, there are chapters that help millennial's deal with their pain points. The content throughout is unique and appealing because it does not insult the millennial generation, it provides useful strategies and techniques to achieve their dreams and navigate through life's twists and turns.
Dek Johnson's first day at secondary school became a nightmare that turned into the most defining day of his young life. Now, at forty-six and with a lifetime of self-doubt, Dek's boring, middle-aged world is about to be turned upside-down when a chance encounter drags him back to a past he has chosen to forget.
This charts the emergence of British writers who assimilated the experimentation of the modernists in a realist tradition, also crafting their own distinctive literary voice. The essays in this volume cover a broad range of authors including George Orwell and Evelyn Waugh.